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convert_string_fancy

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convert_string_fancy(item) private

some of these patterns are taken from SmartyPants…

# File lib/rdoc/markup/to_html.rb, line 306
  def convert_string_fancy(item)
    # convert ampersand before doing anything else
    item.gsub(/&/, '&').

    # convert -- to em-dash, (-- to en-dash)
      gsub(/---?/, '—'). #gsub(/--/, '–').
      
    # convert ... to elipsis (and make sure .... becomes .<elipsis>)
      gsub(/\.\.\.\./, '.…').gsub(/\.\.\./, '…').

    # convert single closing quote
      gsub(%{([^ \t\r\n\[\{\(])\'}, '\1’'). # }
      gsub(%{\'(?=\W|s\b)}, '’').

    # convert single opening quote
      gsub(/'/, '‘').

    # convert double closing quote
      gsub(%{([^ \t\r\n\[\{\(])\"(?=\W)}, '\1”'). # }

    # convert double opening quote
      gsub(/"/, '“').

    # convert copyright
      gsub(/\(c\)/, '�').

    # convert registered trademark
      gsub(/\(r\)/, '�')
  end

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