Re: dash

On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Wendell wrote:
> At 05:43 PM 3/13/01 -0500, Yue wrote:
> >Hi there,
> >How can I use the "dash" character in XSL?
> >I know I can use "–" in XML but it doesn't work if I put it in my
> >XSL.
> 
> A character entity such as – should work fine. (I'm taking your word 
> for it that it's the dash :-)

Be careful, Yue: 0150 is an en-dash or en-rule (a short dash used
between ranged of numbers, sometimes typed like 36--45). What
most people call "the dash" --- used between phrases like this
--- is an em-dash or em-rule and is code point 0151, not 0150.
Better still, use the typographic characters if your rendering
system supports them:

<!ENTITY ndash	"&#x2013;"> <!-- EN DASH -->
<!ENTITY mdash	"&#x2014;"> <!-- EM DASH -->

///Peter

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