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Use of in-game apostrophes vs single quotes - a case for consistency
SSR Barkley
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WRG tends to mix up the apostrophe types used in game. There's a subtle difference, but there can be two types of apostrophes that WRG uses in item names.
There is the "Right Single Quotation" mark, which is a (U+2019) unicode character, vs a regular apostrophe (U+0027).
The apostrophe is what you find on your everyday keyboards, usually right next to your Enter/Return button. However, the single quotation mark is what often comes from apps like Microsoft Word, which WRG/DB often copies data from directly into the game.
You notice this in game
For consistency's sake, should this be run by whomever is inputing item names into the game, to make sure the same apostrophe is used every time? - This does not need to be retroactive, as that would break a great many things, but going forward, it would be greatly appreciated if use was consistent
Right now, this is a headache when it concerns the wiki. The CrewCost page relies on data being entered correctly on the wiki and the apostrophe is an easy thing to miss. I've had to delete several item pages and recreate them so the CrewCost page does not render those items as "incomplete".
Thanks!
There is the "Right Single Quotation" mark, which is a (U+2019) unicode character, vs a regular apostrophe (U+0027).
The apostrophe is what you find on your everyday keyboards, usually right next to your Enter/Return button. However, the single quotation mark is what often comes from apps like Microsoft Word, which WRG/DB often copies data from directly into the game.
- ‹'› - This is the apostrophe (U+0027) found on your keyboards, at least in the US
- ‹’›- Thjs is the single quotation mark (U+2019) - notice the curly tail.
You notice this in game
For consistency's sake, should this be run by whomever is inputing item names into the game, to make sure the same apostrophe is used every time? - This does not need to be retroactive, as that would break a great many things, but going forward, it would be greatly appreciated if use was consistent
Right now, this is a headache when it concerns the wiki. The CrewCost page relies on data being entered correctly on the wiki and the apostrophe is an easy thing to miss. I've had to delete several item pages and recreate them so the CrewCost page does not render those items as "incomplete".
Thanks!
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