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    Question Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    OK .... I do a lot of engineering diagrams where dimensions are called-out in inches (") and feet (').

    Curely quotes just don't cut it. Is there a way override these? Assign a shortcut key of somesort? Or a specific value to enter from numeric keyboard (I don't think the old ASCii codes work do they) ?

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    Default Re: Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    I think the old ASCII codes do work, but I'm not where I can look up the code for non-curly quote, so I can't check it out. However, I did just key in the code for an ellipsis and it worked.

    Make sure the code begins with a 0. Hold down the Alt key and type the numbers on the number pad. (Doesn't work with the QWERTY number keys.)

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    Default Re: Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    John,

    Whilst you wait for someone to come along with the ASCII code, open up note pad, type in your feet & inches / copy and paste into XXP and they come in as you want. Just a temp workaround.
    Egg

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    Default Re: Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    Alter UseSmartQuotes from 1 to 0 in the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xara\XaraXtremePro\Opti ons\TextTool

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    Default Re: Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    smart [non-curly] quotes are not in the standard ASCII code set - you could use windows character map to copy/paste them from a font that includes them
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    Default Re: Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    Daniel, thanks for the registry fix.

    Anyone know the extended code #?. I looked in Windows Character Map (Arial and Times New Roman) but did not see them.

    I am thinking will add straight quotes to my default template and then copy them when needed.

    John

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    Default Re: Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    Like I said its not ASCII - so there probably won't be one by default,

    It would only appear in a font as an extended character - should the font creator have decided to included it as one of the options
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    Default Re: Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    Hi All,

    Enclosed ASCII Codes for a US Keyboard - Not sure how the UK keyboard differs, but it may be a starting point. If anyone has an old MS-DOS manual, all the ASCII codes are listed there. Hope this helps.

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    Default Re: Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    The ASCII codes show the standard character set. To the best of my knowledge, whether they show as curly quotes or straight quotes depends on the font. Typically a serif font will show them as curly quotes and a sans serif font will show them as straight quotes. I stand to be corrected, but that's how I understand it.

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    Default Re: Non-Curley Quotes for XPRO 3-2?

    true that quotes itself has ASCII [decimal 34] but not separate one for straight quotes

    and you are right of course that the font could have straight quotes instead of curly - could also have both if straight quotes replaces one of the other extended set characters

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