Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 9ce1d38: Use curved quotes in core elisp diagnostics

[Paul Eggert]

Richard Stallman wrote:
>    >   With %< and %>, I'd have to hit three or four keys to type
>    > a quote,
>
> %< is three keys: Push and hold Shift  5  ,  (release shift)
>
> By contrast, open-curly-quote is C-x 8 [ which is four keys.

In another subthread Dmitry came up with a better suggestion which involves 
using plain ` and ' in format strings and Iinstalled a change to do that, so I 
think this point is moot now.  You can see his email at:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2015-08/msg00893.html