namespace {
-// codes used to read/write quotes to LyX files
+/* codes used to read/write quotes to LyX files
+ * e ``english''
+ * s ''spanish''
+ * g ,,german``
+ * p ,,polish''
+ * f <<french>>
+ * a >>danish<<
+ */
+
char const * const language_char = "esgpfa";
char const * const side_char = "lr" ;
char const * const times_char = "sd";