Re: Quoted text in markup line

[David Kastrup]

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Mike Kilmer <address@hidden> writes:

> Not finding an example in the docs 
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/writing-text>.
>
> Can someone tell me how to include “quoted text” in `\markup { \line { \”like 
> this\”? }}`?
>
> \version "2.18.2"
>
> \header {
>       title = "Quotes in Markup Line"
> }
>
>
> \markup {
>     \column {
>         \line { \null }
>         \line { Single quotes are easy, like 'this'. }
>         \line { I want double quotes. }
>         \line { This creates no "quotes". }
>               \line { This doesn't \"Work\".  }
>               \line { Neither does `"this`".  }
>               \line { This makes a ‘“little mess'".  }
>     }
> }
>
> Thanks much. Happy Holidays. The days are getting lighter.

\line { This does "\"work\"." }

Bit of a nuisance, but within double quotes, \" creates a double quote mark.

-- 
David Kastrup