[GHC] #2507: quotation characters in error messages

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Sun Feb 23 20:28:17 UTC 2014


#2507: quotation characters in error messages
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        Reporter:  Isaac Dupree      |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  lowest            |        Milestone:  7.6.2
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  6.8.3
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:  #2811,#3398
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Comment (by ErlendH):

 This patch uses the following symbols:

 - U+201B SINGLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK
 - U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK

 Shouldn't the first one be U+2018 LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK to match the
 right quotation mark?
 Right now it looks really unbalanced with the fonts I tested. Is this
 intentional?

 Here's a screenshot, using Microsoft's Source Code Pro font:

 [[Image(http://i.imgur.com/RkwwPB6.png)]]

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