Now, my version of TeXworks is 0.4.5r.1280 and I can't have the "
character on the keyboard.
I have ``
or ''
instead. Why?
And It's the same with Alt+034
. I'm very disappointed with that.
texworks
Now, my version of TeXworks is 0.4.5r.1280 and I can't have the "
character on the keyboard.
I have ``
or ''
instead. Why?
And It's the same with Alt+034
. I'm very disappointed with that.
Best Answer
TeXworks has a 'Smart Quotes' mode that deliberately changes
"
to either``
or''
using some context-dependent 'cleverness'. This is available as"
is very rarely needed in a typesetting context. However, the setting is easy enough to turn off.For a single file, you can go to Format -> Smart Quotes and choose None: this turns off the auto-conversion for the current file. To turn it off generally, go to Preferences (Edit menu on Windows/Linux, TeXworks menu on the Mac) and select 'None' under 'Smart Quotes' on the 'Edit' tab.