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0002076ScribusStory Editor / Text Framespublic2005-06-24 18:42
Reportermalex Assigned Tofschmid  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionfixed 
Platformi386OSLinuxOS Version2.6
Product Version1.2.2cvs 
Fixed in Version1.3.0cvs 
Summary0002076: Hard (non-breaking) space does not work after a dash "-".
DescriptionPlease take a look at the original bug report in Debian BTS at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=297164.

In short a short dash "-" breaks the functioning of the non-breaking space introduced by "ctrl+space".
Steps To ReproduceCreate a text frame.
Type in several words spaced with a non-breaking space. Put in a couple of dashes - one after a word and another as a separate word.
Open the properties palette.
Slowly decrease the text frame width and watch how the words get broken up and moved into the next line character by character until a word located after a hard space located after a dash is encountered. That entire word is moved to the next line instead of being moved character by character.
Yell "bug!".
Done.
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related to 0003828 acknowledged Metabug: Hyphenation 

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fschmid

2005-06-08 19:04

administrator   ~0004977

Hmm, very difficult, as the dash "-" is recognized as a place where a hyphenation is possible. So if you write (_ replaces the hard space) "Test-_case" the textrender thinks you want to hyphenate after the word Test. A possible fix would be to introduce a "Do not hyphenate" flag for the character. Not sure how to implement this yet.

malex

2005-06-08 19:26

administrator   ~0004979

Franz,

I might be really off here, but I thought that the whole idea of a non-breaking (hard) space was to say "Don't hyphenate here!". People don't usually introduce non-breaking spaces after a hyphen unless the want it not breaking. What problems do you think it would create if you introduced a conditional check into your line breaking code that would use a non-breaking space as a flag to override hyphenation?

cbradney

2005-06-08 19:29

administrator   ~0004980

This is really starting to push the boundaries of the current file format and starting to require the new one and new renderer code.

malex

2005-06-08 19:36

administrator   ~0004981

I don't think hard spaces have anything to do with the file format. The change would have to be in the text frame rendering code, nowhere else as I see it.

fschmid

2005-06-08 19:38

administrator   ~0004982

Its difficult because typing "-" Dash and then a non-breaking space is a bit crazy as they introduce contrary commands. Q** handles this situation by placing a smart hyphen before the word you want not to be hyphenated. Quite crude solution in my thinking.

cbradney

2005-06-08 19:47

administrator   ~0004983

I think the format should use ߫ which is a hyphenation point char for formatting only, and then the hyphenator puts in the correct char if it needs on.. which would be &#00AD; I think.

fschmid

2005-06-09 19:24

administrator   ~0004992

Fixed by implementing a Non-breakable Dash.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2005-06-08 15:48 malex New Issue
2005-06-08 19:04 fschmid Note Added: 0004977
2005-06-08 19:26 malex Note Added: 0004979
2005-06-08 19:29 cbradney Note Added: 0004980
2005-06-08 19:36 malex Note Added: 0004981
2005-06-08 19:38 fschmid Note Added: 0004982
2005-06-08 19:47 cbradney Note Added: 0004983
2005-06-09 19:24 fschmid Status assigned => resolved
2005-06-09 19:24 fschmid Fixed in Version => 1.3.0cvs
2005-06-09 19:24 fschmid Resolution open => fixed
2005-06-09 19:24 fschmid Note Added: 0004992
2005-06-24 18:42 cbradney Status resolved => closed
2006-05-16 22:11 christoph_s Relationship added related to 0003828
2015-09-17 20:08 Kunda Category Story Editor / Text Frames => Story Ed/Txt Frames
2015-09-17 20:12 Kunda Category Story Ed/Txt Frames => Story Editor / Text Frames