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> On 29 Mar 2020, at 14:35, Wolfgang Schuster =
<wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> Gerben Wierda schrieb am 29.03.2020 um 14:30:
>>> On 29 Mar 2020, at 12:58, Wolfgang Schuster =
<wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> Gerben Wierda schrieb am 29.03.2020 um 12:52:
>>>> I am using MetaFun (Lua code) to create METAPOST commands from an =
XML file. One of the issues I am running into that in METAPOST I have to =
handle strings with " characters in them and METAPOST doesn=E2=80=99t =
like those. The argument using the string
>>>> Foo "Bar=E2=80=9D Foo
>>>=20
>>>     ^^^
>>>=20
>>> Use correct left quotation marks or \quotation{=E2=80=A6}.
>> I=E2=80=99m not hard coding the string, I=E2=80=99m reading it from =
an XML. So, whatever I do, I need to do it by manipulating the string.
>> E.g. if the string I read contains
>> Foo "Bar=E2=80=9D Foo
>> your suggestion means  I have to programmatically change that to
>> Foo \quotation{Bar} Foo
>> which is too complicated, given that I don=E2=80=99t have regular =
expression replace at my disposal.
>> I might be able to change al =E2=80=9C instances into something else =
by walking through the string and building a new one.
>=20
> Your example uses " before Bar and not =E2=80=9C which is the problem.

Yes, I am aware that that is my problem. It is just that I do not have =
the luxury to decide myself what will be put in the string. It must work =
for any string. So, I will have to be putting that string to \type and =
make sure that is used as the label.

G


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class=3D"">On 29 Mar 2020, at 14:35, Wolfgang Schuster &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com" =
class=3D"">wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
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display: inline !important;" class=3D"">Gerben Wierda schrieb am =
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 29 Mar 2020, at 12:58, Wolfgang Schuster &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com" =
class=3D"">wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Gerben Wierda schrieb am 29.03.2020 um =
12:52:<br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"">I am using =
MetaFun (Lua code) to create METAPOST commands from an XML file. One of =
the issues I am running into that in METAPOST I have to handle strings =
with " characters in them and METAPOST doesn=E2=80=99t like those. The =
argument using the string<br class=3D"">Foo "Bar=E2=80=9D Foo<br =
class=3D""></blockquote><br class=3D"">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;^^^<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Use correct left quotation marks or =
\quotation{=E2=80=A6}.<br class=3D""></blockquote>I=E2=80=99m not hard =
coding the string, I=E2=80=99m reading it from an XML. So, whatever I =
do, I need to do it by manipulating the string.<br class=3D"">E.g. if =
the string I read contains<br class=3D"">Foo "Bar=E2=80=9D Foo<br =
class=3D"">your suggestion means &nbsp;I have to programmatically change =
that to<br class=3D"">Foo \quotation{Bar} Foo<br class=3D"">which is too =
complicated, given that I don=E2=80=99t have regular expression replace =
at my disposal.<br class=3D"">I might be able to change al =E2=80=9C =
instances into something else by walking through the string and building =
a new one.<br class=3D""></blockquote><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, =
0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, =
0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
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normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" =
class=3D"">Your example uses " before Bar and not =E2=80=9C which is the =
problem.</span><br class=3D""></div></blockquote><br =
class=3D""></div><div>Yes, I am aware that that is my problem. It is =
just that I do not have the luxury to decide myself what will be put in =
the string. It must work for any string. So, I will have to be putting =
that string to \type and make sure that is used as the =
label.</div><div><br class=3D""></div><div>G</div><br =
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