docs: use proper quotations instead of '*'

8 files changed, 23 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/gdk/gdk.c b/gdk/gdk.c
index 1e57afd92f..e9cbcdc27a 100644
--- a/gdk/gdk.c
+++ b/gdk/gdk.c
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ gdk_threads_add_idle (GSourceFunc    function,
  * event sources. Thus they should not be relied on for precise timing.
  * After each call to the timeout function, the time of the next
  * timeout is recalculated based on the current time and the given interval
- * (it does not try to 'catch up' time lost in delays).
+ * (it does not try to “catch up” time lost in delays).
  *
  * This variant of g_timeout_add_full() can be thought of a MT-safe version 
  * for GTK+ widgets for the following use case:
diff --git a/gdk/gdkcolor.c b/gdk/gdkcolor.c
index a71af0da09..e93c82a840 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkcolor.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkcolor.c
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (GdkColor, gdk_color,
  *
  * The string can either one of a large set of standard names
  * (taken from the X11 `rgb.txt` file), or
- * it can be a hex value in the form '#rgb' '#rrggbb'
- * '#rrrgggbbb' or '#rrrrggggbbbb' where 'r', 'g' and
- * 'b' are hex digits of the red, green, and blue components
+ * it can be a hex value in the form “#rgb” “#rrggbb”
+ * “#rrrgggbbb” or “#rrrrggggbbbb” where “r”, “g” and
+ * “b” are hex digits of the red, green, and blue components
  * of the color, respectively. (White in the four forms is
- * '#fff', '#ffffff', '#fffffffff' and
- * '#ffffffffffff').
+ * “#fff”, “#ffffff”, “#fffffffff” and
+ * “#ffffffffffff”).
  *
  * Return value: %TRUE if the parsing succeeded
  */
diff --git a/gdk/gdkcursor.c b/gdk/gdkcursor.c
index 1d3f4c3936..2157bcf2db 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkcursor.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkcursor.c
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ gdk_cursor_new_from_name (GdkDisplay  *display,
  * gdk_cursor_new_from_pixbuf:
  * @display: the #GdkDisplay for which the cursor will be created
  * @pixbuf: the #GdkPixbuf containing the cursor image
- * @x: the horizontal offset of the 'hotspot' of the cursor.
- * @y: the vertical offset of the 'hotspot' of the cursor.
+ * @x: the horizontal offset of the “hotspot” of the cursor.
+ * @y: the vertical offset of the “hotspot” of the cursor.
  *
  * Creates a new cursor from a pixbuf.
  *
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ gdk_cursor_new_from_pixbuf (GdkDisplay *display,
  * gdk_cursor_new_from_surface:
  * @display: the #GdkDisplay for which the cursor will be created
  * @surface: the cairo image surface containing the cursor pixel data
- * @x: the horizontal offset of the 'hotspot' of the cursor
- * @y: the vertical offset of the 'hotspot' of the cursor
+ * @x: the horizontal offset of the “hotspot” of the cursor
+ * @y: the vertical offset of the “hotspot” of the cursor
  *
  * Creates a new cursor from a cairo image surface.
  *
diff --git a/gdk/gdkevents.h b/gdk/gdkevents.h
index 3dd67e7f60..896e18b272 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkevents.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkevents.h
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ struct _GdkEventTouch
  * usually configured to generate button press events for buttons 4 and 5
  * when the wheel is turned.
  *
- * Some GDK backends can also generate 'smooth' scroll events, which
+ * Some GDK backends can also generate “smooth” scroll events, which
  * can be recognized by the %GDK_SCROLL_SMOOTH scroll direction. For
  * these, the scroll deltas can be obtained with
  * gdk_event_get_scroll_deltas().
diff --git a/gdk/gdkrgba.c b/gdk/gdkrgba.c
index 88fcdf81ce..d48472e189 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkrgba.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkrgba.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ gdk_rgba_free (GdkRGBA *rgba)
  *  - For non-percentage values, we accept floats in the range 0-255
  *    not just [0-9]+ integers
  *  - For percentage values we accept any float, not just
- *     [ 0-9]+ | [0-9]* '.' [0-9]+
+ *     [ 0-9]+ | [0-9]* “.” [0-9]+
  *  - We accept mixed percentages and non-percentages in a single
  *    rgb() or rgba() specification.
  */
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ parse_rgb_value (const gchar  *str,
  *
  * The string can be either one of:
  * - A standard name (Taken from the X11 rgb.txt file).
- * - A hex value in the form '#rgb' '#rrggbb' '#rrrgggbbb'
- *   or '#rrrrggggbbbb'
- * - A RGB color in the form 'rgb(r,g,b)' (In this case the color will
+ * - A hex value in the form “#rgb” “#rrggbb” “#rrrgggbbb”
+ *   or “#rrrrggggbbbb”
+ * - A RGB color in the form “rgb(r,g,b)” (In this case the color will
  *   have full opacity)
- * - A RGBA color in the form 'rgba(r,g,b,a)'
+ * - A RGBA color in the form “rgba(r,g,b,a)”
  *
- * Where 'r', 'g', 'b' and 'a' are respectively the red, green, blue and
+ * Where “r”, “g”, “b” and “a” are respectively the red, green, blue and
  * alpha color values. In the last two cases, r g and b are either integers
  * in the range 0 to 255 or precentage values in the range 0% to 100%, and
  * a is a floating point value in the range 0 to 1.
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ gdk_rgba_equal (gconstpointer p1,
  * Returns a textual specification of @rgba in the form
  * `rgb (r, g, b)` or
  * `rgba (r, g, b, a)`,
- * where 'r', 'g', 'b' and 'a' represent the red, green,
+ * where “r”, “g”, “b” and “a” represent the red, green,
  * blue and alpha values respectively. r, g, and b are
  * represented as integers in the range 0 to 255, and a
  * is represented as floating point value in the range 0 to 1.
diff --git a/gdk/gdkscreen.c b/gdk/gdkscreen.c
index cafa95af55..2e25af7def 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkscreen.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkscreen.c
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ gdk_screen_get_n_monitors (GdkScreen *screen)
  * @screen: a #GdkScreen.
  *
  * Gets the primary monitor for @screen.  The primary monitor
- * is considered the monitor where the 'main desktop' lives.
+ * is considered the monitor where the “main desktop” lives.
  * While normal application windows typically allow the window
  * manager to place the windows, specialized desktop applications
  * such as panels should place themselves on the primary monitor.
diff --git a/gdk/keyname-table.h b/gdk/keyname-table.h
index 0df549844f..5d13322637 100644
--- a/gdk/keyname-table.h
+++ b/gdk/keyname-table.h
@@ -6830,11 +6830,11 @@ static const gdk_key gdk_keys_by_name[] = {
 #if 0
 
 /*
- * Translators, the strings in the 'keyboard label' context are
+ * Translators, the strings in the “keyboard label” context are
  * display names for keyboard keys. Some of them have prefixes like
  * XF86 or ISO_ - these should be removed in the translation. Similarly,
- * underscores should be replaced by spaces. The prefix 'KP_' stands
- * for 'key pad' and you may want to include that in your translation.
+ * underscores should be replaced by spaces. The prefix “KP_” stands
+ * for “key pad” and you may want to include that in your translation.
  * Here are some examples of English translations:
  * XF86AudioMute - Audio mute
  * Scroll_lock   - Scroll lock
diff --git a/gdk/quartz/gdkeventloop-quartz.c b/gdk/quartz/gdkeventloop-quartz.c
index ed07e55879..7ef4f2a46a 100644
--- a/gdk/quartz/gdkeventloop-quartz.c
+++ b/gdk/quartz/gdkeventloop-quartz.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static guint run_loop_n_pollfds;    /* Number of file descriptors in the array *
  * we need to make sure that the poll function is always called even
  * when there are no file descriptors that need to be polled. To do
  * this, we add a dummy GPollFD to our event source with a file
- * descriptor of '-1'. Then any time that GLib is polling the event
+ * descriptor of “-1”. Then any time that GLib is polling the event
  * source, it will call our poll function.
  */
 static GPollFD event_poll_fd;