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The instances of  <tt>\<i>delimitedtext</i></tt> are used for ...
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The instances of  <tt>\<i>delimitedtext</i></tt> add markup around a (usually short) block of text.
 
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     <cd:constant value="quotation">puts double quotation marks around the text inside the braces. The type of the quotation marks depends on the language setting</cd:constant>
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     <cd:constant value="quote">Quote text using the 'single quote' style of the current language.</cd:constant>
 
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These instances are defined by {{cmd|definedelimitedtext}} and set up with {{cmd|setupdelimitedtext}}.  But there are also two predefined shortcut commands, so you can set up the {{cmd|quote}} command with {{cmd|setupquote}} and {{cmd|quotation}} with {{cmd|setupquotation}}.
 
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\language[en]
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\quotation{Hello world!}
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\quotation{Hello world!} 
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Getting quotation marks right can be quite \quote{hard}.
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Latest revision as of 08:56, 21 August 2020


\delimitedtext

Summary

The instances of \delimitedtext add markup around a (usually short) block of text.

Instances

\quotationputs double quotation marks around the text inside the braces. The type of the quotation marks depends on the language setting
\quoteQuote text using the 'single quote' style of the current language.
\blockquote
\speech
\aside

Settings instance

\DELIMITEDTEXT[...]{...}
[...]language
{...}content

Description

These instances are defined by \definedelimitedtext and set up with \setupdelimitedtext. But there are also two predefined shortcut commands, so you can set up the \quote command with \setupquote and \quotation with \setupquotation.

Examples

Example 1

\language[en]
\quotation{Hello world!}

\language[de]
\quotation{Hello world!}

Example 2

Getting quotation marks right can be quite \quote{hard}.

Notes

See also

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