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Fix some single quotes in documentation

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* doc/emacs/anti.texi (Antinews): Avoid confusion in info and PDF
when documenting quoting styles.
* etc/NEWS, nextstep/README: In these plain text files, quote
'like this' consistently, rather than also (sometimes) ‘like this’
or (more often) `like this'.
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Paul Eggert 2016-03-14 08:40:08 -07:00
parent 80ec484ac8
commit 26b56dc739
3 changed files with 469 additions and 471 deletions
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@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ benefit, this removes many useless entries at the beginning of the
@kbd{C-h b} output. The @code{electric-quote-mode} has been deleted, @kbd{C-h b} output. The @code{electric-quote-mode} has been deleted,
so there's only the one true quoting method now---using the so there's only the one true quoting method now---using the
plain-@acronym{ASCII} quote characters. And if that's not enough, the plain-@acronym{ASCII} quote characters. And if that's not enough, the
doc strings and other messages show text quoted `like this' and "like doc strings and other messages show text quoted @t{`like this'}
this" as they were written, instead of arbitrarily replacing them as they were written, instead of arbitrarily replacing them
with Unicode ``curved quote'' characters. The with Unicode ``curved quote'' characters @t{‘like this’}. The
@code{text-quoting-style} variable becomes therefore unneeded and was @code{text-quoting-style} variable becomes therefore unneeded and was
removed. As result, text produced by Emacs can be sent to those removed. As result, text produced by Emacs can be sent to those
venerable teletypes again, yeah! venerable teletypes again, yeah!

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@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
NS -- the Cocoa interface for OS X and compatible systems NS -- the Cocoa interface for OS X and compatible systems
--------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ fact that it doesn't have a normal name. Instead, the method name is
made up of the name of each parameter. An exception to this rule are made up of the name of each parameter. An exception to this rule are
methods without parameters. methods without parameters.
The following calls a method in the object `anObject'. The following calls a method in the object 'anObject'.
[anObject alpha:1 beta:2 gamma:3]; [anObject alpha:1 beta:2 gamma:3];
@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ Classes are declared like the following:
and avoid language constructs that makes the code hard to maintain. and avoid language constructs that makes the code hard to maintain.
* Don't use macros and types intended for the XCode Interface Builder, * Don't use macros and types intended for the XCode Interface Builder,
like `IBAction'. like 'IBAction'.
* The NS interface should work on all version of OS X from 10.6.8 * The NS interface should work on all version of OS X from 10.6.8
(Snow Leopard) to the latest official release. (Snow Leopard) to the latest official release.
@ -71,8 +70,8 @@ Classes are declared like the following:
The NS interface features a printf-based trace package that prints the The NS interface features a printf-based trace package that prints the
call tree of selected functions in the Cocoa interface, plus various call tree of selected functions in the Cocoa interface, plus various
extra information. It can be enabled by uncommenting the line extra information. It can be enabled by uncommenting the line
defining `NSTRACE_ENABLED' in "nsterm.h". To enable more output, defining 'NSTRACE_ENABLED' in "nsterm.h". To enable more output,
uncomment the lines defining symbols starting with `NSTRACE_GROUP'. uncomment the lines defining symbols starting with 'NSTRACE_GROUP'.
GNUSTEP AND OTHER COMPATIBLE SYSTEMS GNUSTEP AND OTHER COMPATIBLE SYSTEMS