On 2017-09-27, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 12:41:27PM -0400, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 10:24:47PM +0000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> > I am using LyX 2.1.2 on Ubuntu 14.04.
>> > 
>> > If I enter this:
>> > 
>> >     ab'c de`f
>> > 
>> > in "Standard" mode I get PDF output with proper left/right single
>> > quotes.  However, if I switch to LyX-Code mode for that text, I get as
>> > PDF output:
>> > 
>> >    ab'c de'f

>> Testing on 2.1.0 and on 2.3.0dev, I get the following as PDF output:

>>   ab’c de‘f

>> which is different from what you get, but also not what you want.

> Actually, that would be fine output, as long as they look different.

>> > This is a problem for text of shell scripts.  I the want backticks
>> > because backtick means 'execute' in the shell.
>> > 
>> > What I have done instead to get literal backticks output is to use a
>> > TeX Code URT (Ugly Red Text) block inside the "LyX-Code mode" block and
>> > used \char18, which properly outputs the backtick.
>> > 
>> > Is this expected behavior?  Is that the recommended solution for this?

>> I have not seen a report of this, but I haven't seen an indication that
>> a lot of people are using LyX-Code, so I'm not sure if is known.

> OK, not sure what could be the cause then.  I am using ps2pdf to produce
> the PDF.

The view in PDF depends on the selected fonts rather than export route. I
get identic results with PDF (pdflatex) and PDF (ps2pdf).

You may experiment with different fonts, as well as checking the result of
drag-and-drop from the PDF. Here, it is
 ab'c de`f  with PDF(pdflatex) and ab' de`f with PDF(ps2pdf).

> What I have done as a work-around is to warn in my Makefile if a
> backquote is used in the LyX document.

Did you try with listings?


Günter

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