# Please don't use non ASCII character in source

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-dont-use-non-ascii-character-in-source/212484>\
**Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\
**Created:** [October 4, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-dont-use-non-ascii-character-in-source/212484 "2011-10-04T14:54:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-dont-use-non-ascii-character-in-source/212484/1 "2011-10-04T14:54:50Z")

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Hi,

Nikolai, thanks for your recent many commits.

I found that you use (U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK)  
instead of ’ (U+0027 APOSTROPHE). Basically, Could you use  
ASCII character (U+0027 instead of U+2019) in source code?  
(One of exceptions is person name.)

## Thanks,

kou

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**Author:** ![Kouhei\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Kouhei\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kouhei_S)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-dont-use-non-ascii-character-in-source/212484/2 "2011-10-04T15:24:33Z")

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2011/10/4 Kouhei S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Nikolai, thanks for your recent many commits.
> 
> I found that you use ’ (U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK)  
> instead of ’ (U+0027 APOSTROPHE). Basically, Could you use  
> ASCII character (U+0027 instead of U+2019) in source code?  
> (One of exceptions is person name.)

OK. I will have to try to quell the typographer in me.

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**Author:** ![Kouhei\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Kouhei\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kouhei_S)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-dont-use-non-ascii-character-in-source/212484/3 "2011-10-04T15:27:38Z")

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Hi,

In [CADdV=removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:CADdV=removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
“Re: [ruby-gnome2-devel-en] please don’t use non ASCII character in  
source” on Tue, 4 Oct 2011 15:23:52 +0200,  
Nikolai W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> 2011/10/4 Kouhei S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):
> 
> > Nikolai, thanks for your recent many commits.
> > 
> > I found that you use (U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK)  
> > instead of ’ (U+0027 APOSTROPHE). Basically, Could you use  
> > ASCII character (U+0027 instead of U+2019) in source code?  
> > (One of exceptions is person name.)
> 
> OK. I will have to try to quell the typographer in me.

## Thanks!

kou