PC Pals Forum

Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: hitanykey on December 24, 2011, 11:10

Title: Inverted Commas
Post by: hitanykey on December 24, 2011, 11:10

Inverted commas in jokes appear as " Which makes reading them aloud to my other half more difficult.  Can I make this appear as inverted commas somehow. Only recently started again so may have missed this elsewhere but searching gives no clues.

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: sam on December 24, 2011, 11:11

depending on what you are doing you could do find and replace. """ - what are we looking at specifically - I mean what programme are you using?

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: hitanykey on December 24, 2011, 11:23

Hi Sam,
 I am just reading the blonde jokes on the comedy page of this forum. I have not encountered this problem on Idnetters comedy where they appear as they should. Using FF latest , Win7 home premium.

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2011, 11:28

That's odd, we're both using the same version of the forum software. :dunno:

I see what you mean, though, and looking at the age of the posts, I suspect that something was 'lost in translation' when the forum software used here was changed to SMF.

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2011, 11:33

Yes, some very old posts have this character issue.  I don't think there's much we can do about it now, unless Sam can come up with a quick fix. 

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: sam on December 24, 2011, 11:35

hmmm, I can probably come up with a fix on the database - would involve me running a script to find and replace on all entries...

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2011, 11:36

I don't know, Simon, you could manually edit all the affected posts.  :devil: :scoot: :santa:

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: sam on December 24, 2011, 11:36

though alas it won't be a quick job - just had a look at what I'll need todo - so it will have to wait for now - sorry - I'll try and do this in the new year - but someone give me a push if I haven't. Actually if anyone notices any other old - as Rik calls them "lost in translation bugs" let me know. It is indeed likely when we changed forum software that a few strings weren't properly copied over.

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2011, 11:39

Why don't we delegate fixing it manually to Clive, he's not here to object. All in favour, raise your hands.  ;D :wave:

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: sam on December 24, 2011, 12:12

here here!

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2011, 12:14

Two down, where's Simon when you need him.  ;D

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2011, 12:18

Aye!  :thumb:

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2011, 12:20

Majority! Clive, it's all down to you.  :laugh:

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Clive on December 24, 2011, 14:51

I fixed hundreds of those &quot's some years ago but realised there were just far too many to deal with and lost the will to live.   ;D

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: sam on December 24, 2011, 15:20

 :laugh:

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2011, 15:56

We should have tried harder. ;D

Title: Re: Inverted Commas
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2011, 16:37

:laugh: