Re: Can't find <open-quote>, <close-quote> characters in spec
Tim Pierce (twpierce@midway.uchicago.edu)
Wed, 2 Nov 94 10:42:26 EST
> For HTML 3.0, I am proposing a new quote element <q>...</q> that
> automatically generates quote characters around the enclosed text.
> The choice of double or single quotation marks will depend on the
> level of nesting of quotes. Otherwise, we will be able to use the
> standard ISO entity names for these marks.
I like it. I assume that the spec will recommend that the
exact choice of quoting characters be a browser-configurable
option? Otherwise we'll be in danger of enforcing cultural
imperialism on cross-continental platforms.