Text::Typography Text::Typography can markup ASCII text with correct typography for HTML.
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Text::Typography can markup ASCII text with correct typography for HTML. Text::Typography can markup ASCII text with correct typography for HTML.SYNOPSIS use Text::Typography qw(typography); print typography($text);This module is a thin wrapper for John Gruber's SmartyPants plugin for various CMSs.SmartyPants is a web publishing utility that translates plain ASCII punctuation characters into "smart" typographic punctuation HTML entities. SmartyPants can perform the following transformations:Straight quotes ( " and ' ) into "curly" quote HTML entitiesBackticks-style quotes (``like this'') into "curly" quote HTML entitiesDashes (-- and ---) into en- and em-dash entitiesThree consecutive dots (...) into an ellipsis entitySmartyPants does not modify characters within < pre >, < code >, < kbd >, < script >, or < math > tag blocks. Typically, these tags are used to display text where smart quotes and other "smart punctuation" would not be appropriate, such as source code or example markup.typography($text)Returns a string marked up with the proper HTML entities for proper typography.For fine grain control over what gets converted, use the $attributes option. The default value is 3.The following numeric values set a group of options: 0 : do nothing 1 : set all 2 : set all, using old school en- and em- dash shortcuts (-- and ---) 3 : set all, using inverted old school en- and em- dash shortcuts (--- and --)For even finer control, specify a string of one or more of the following characters: q : quotes b : backtick quotes (``double'' only) B : backtick quotes (``double'' and `single') d : dashes D : old school dashes i : inverted old school dashes e : ellipses w : convert " entities to " for Dreamweaver usersBackslash EscapesIf you need to use literal straight quotes (or plain hyphens and periods), SmartyPants accepts the following backslash escape sequences to force non-smart punctuation. It does so by transforming the escape sequence into a decimal-encoded HTML entity: Escape Value Character ------ ----- --------- \ \ " " " ' ' ' . . . - - - ` ` `This is useful, for example, when you want to use straight quotes as foot and inch marks: 6'2" tall; a 17" iMac.Algorithmic ShortcomingsOne situation in which quotes will get curled the wrong way is when apostrophes are used at the start of leading contractions. For example: 'Twas the night before Christmas.In the case above, SmartyPants will turn the apostrophe into an opening single-quote, when in fact it should be a closing one. I don't think this problem can be solved in the general case -- every word processor I've tried gets this wrong as well. In such cases, it's best to use the proper HTML entity for closing single-quotes (’) by hand. Requirements: · Perl

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