If the width is too small, @code{format} does not truncate the
object's printed representation. Thus, you can use a width to specify
a minimum spacing between columns with no risk of losing information.
-In the following three examples, @samp{%7s} specifies a minimum width
+In the following two examples, @samp{%7s} specifies a minimum width
of 7. In the first case, the string inserted in place of @samp{%7s}
has only 3 letters, and needs 4 blank spaces as padding. In the
second case, the string @code{"specification"} is 13 letters wide but
If both @samp{-} and @samp{0} are present, the @samp{0} flag is
ignored.
+@cindex curved quotes
+@cindex curly quotes
The flag @samp{q} quotes the printed representation as per the
-variable @samp{text-quoting-style} described below.
+variable @samp{text-quoting-style}. @xref{Keys in Documentation}.
+Typically it uses curved single quotes @t{‘like this’} as in the
+following example.
@example
@group
insert_string (" (nestable)");
if (prefix)
- insert1 (Fsubstitute_command_keys
- (build_string
- (",\n\t is a prefix character for `backward-prefix-chars'")));
+ {
+ AUTO_STRING (prefixdoc,
+ ",\n\t is a prefix character for `backward-prefix-chars'");
+ insert1 (Fsubstitute_command_keys (prefixdoc));
+ }
return syntax;
}