Re: [wip-cite-new] Adjust punctuation around citations

[Denis Maier]

Hi,

Am 21.06.2021 um 10:45 schrieb Nicolas Goaziou:
> Hello,
>
> Denis Maier <denismaier@mailbox.org> writes:
>
> > Using a space for this is perhaps too subtle as you say. Also, the
> > question is which one should be the default. I'd actually suggest to
> > turn it around:
> >
> >     "A quotation ending without punctuation"[cite: @hoel-71-whole].
> >     "A quotation ending with a period" [cite: @hoel-71-whole].
> >
> > Reason for this: People who don't care for this distinction---either
> > because they use en-us only, or because they never switch from in-text
> > to notes styles---will probably prefer to have a space between
> > quotation and citation (in input and output).
>
> People who don't care for this distinction can write
>
>     "A quotation ending without punctuation" [cite: @hoel-71-whole].
>     "A quotation ending with a period" [cite: @hoel-71-whole].
>
> So I guess the default doesn't matter in this case?

That's probably correct.

> > What about some sort of escaping for punctuation that should stay
> > outside the quotation marks?
> >     "A quotation ending without punctuation" [cite: @hoel-71-whole]\.
> >
> > But, of course, that's imperfect as well. Don't know which option is
> > less odd.
>
> Actual usage may tell. I implemented the spacing-tweak in
> "wip-cite-new". You (and others) may want to try it out on real
> documents and see if it feels somewhat natural.

Ok, let's see if others have comments. I can for now at least confirm 
that this works as intended.

Thanks again for all your work!

Best,
Denis

> Regards,