Error in smart-quote rendering #136

Given this example:

This is a "◊em{simple}" --- test.

The result is:

This is a "simple“—test.

The output should be:

This is a “simple”—test.

Given this example: `This is a "◊em{simple}" --- test.` The result is: `This is a "simple“—test.` The output should be: `This is a “simple”—test.`

The smart-quotes function is “shallow” in the sense that it only looks to the immediate left & right to determine what kind of curly quote to use (I concede this is not ideal, but that is why it’s relegated to the unstable collection.)

The problem with putting an embedded X-expression flush against to the quote is that you’d have to descend into the X-expression to find out if the next character triggers a curly quote. Your example is simple, but in fact the X-expressions could be nested to any depth. This seems potentially messy & slow. Though it’s probably just a matter of trying harder.

The `smart-quotes` function is “shallow” in the sense that it only looks to the immediate left & right to determine what kind of curly quote to use (I concede this is not ideal, but that is why it’s relegated to the `unstable` collection.) The problem with putting an embedded X-expression flush against to the quote is that you’d have to descend into the X-expression to find out if the next character triggers a curly quote. Your example is simple, but in fact the X-expressions could be nested to any depth. This seems potentially messy & slow. Though it’s probably just a matter of trying harder.

#lang pollen/markup
◊(require pollen/unstable/typography)
◊(define (root . xs) (smart-quotes `(root ,@xs)))

This is a "◊em{simple}" --- test.

'(root "This is a “" (em "simple") "” --- test.")

```racket #lang pollen/markup ◊(require pollen/unstable/typography) ◊(define (root . xs) (smart-quotes `(root ,@xs))) This is a "◊em{simple}" --- test. ``` ``` '(root "This is a “" (em "simple") "” --- test.") ```

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Error in smart-quote rendering #136