Re: To .jpg or not
Re: To .jpg or not
- Subject: Re: To .jpg or not
- From: Andrew Oliver <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 16:36:36 -0800
In addition to agreeing with Michelle (being British, I cannot understand
the American penchant for putting the period (or 'full stop') inside the
quotes - it makes no sense to me). However, in this particular case there
can be no alternative, even for Americans. :)
You would totally change the point of the statement if you'd said '... or
worked for either "test" or "test.jpg."' since now it looks like you're
testing "test.jpg." which is a valid filename, but not for a JPEG file in
this context.
Andrew
:)
On 3/21/04 3:39 PM, "Michelle Steiner" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
On Mar 21, 2004, at 11:34 AM, BJ Terry wrote:
>
>
> Ironically, I never was able to reconstruct your error, the script
>
> always simply failed, or worked for either "test" or "test.jpg". (I
>
> dislike situations like this, in which I am unsure whether to put the
>
> period inside the quotation marks or not. Inside of the quotation
>
> marks it spoils the literal nature of the contained text. Outside, it
>
> breaks the convention that periods come before quotation marks.)
>
>
When convention interferes with clarity and accuracy, convention goes
>
outside the window.
>
>
Besides, it is not a universal convention; the British put the period
>
outside the quotation marks unless a complete sentence is being quoted.
>
>
-- Michelle
>
>
--
>
"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be
>
taken seriously." -- Hubert H. Humphrey
>
_______________________________________________
>
applescript-users mailing list | email@hidden
>
Help/Unsubscribe/Archives:
>
http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/applescript-users
>
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
_______________________________________________
applescript-users mailing list | email@hidden
Help/Unsubscribe/Archives:
http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/applescript-users
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.