From f2b50696477d8c5fe2a59ba0bac74299f91645c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:00:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] unicode char feature 1199

svn: r8902
---
 ChangeLog         | 3 +++
 src/PlaceUtils.py | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 37aff396c..312e71ff4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2007-08-31  Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org> 
+	* src/PlaceUtils.py: request #1199
+
 2007-08-25  Benny Malengier <bm@cage.ugent.be>
 	* src/plugins/rel_de.py  : nomeata, bug #1183
 
diff --git a/src/PlaceUtils.py b/src/PlaceUtils.py
index 824acb394..d1f724409 100644
--- a/src/PlaceUtils.py
+++ b/src/PlaceUtils.py
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ def conv_lat_lon(latitude, longitude, format="D.D4"):
             val = val.replace( r'#',r'_')
             #allow to input " as ''
             val = val.replace( r"''",r'"')
+            #allow some special unicode symbols
+            val = val.replace( u"″",r'"')
+            val = val.replace( u"′",r"'")
             #ignore spaces
             val = val.replace(r'\s*', r'')
             # get the degrees, must be present