Hi Bruno,

Thanks very much for that fix and the background on hyphenation and 
empty Chunks.

Jeff

Bruno Lowagie wrote:
> Jeff Kelm wrote:
>   
>> That fix solves the problem as described for sure. I've just noticed 
>> though that com.lowagie.text.Phrase#add(int, Object) would have to be 
>> updated with a similar fix.
>>     
>
> OK.
>
>   
>> The only potential issue I can see is that a Phrase (or subclass) no 
>> longer guarantees that all its contained Chunk elements have a 
>> HYPHENATION attribute that matches the Phrase's.
>>     
>
> If you have a phrase with mixed languages, you need to be able to add 
> one chunk with different hyphenation rules. The whole Phrase can be in 
> English, except for one Chunk in French (for instance).
> I've read the scenario's, but if they cause a problem, it can be solved 
> by redesigning the application.
>
>   
>> What if the problem was examined from a different angle? What if the 
>> definition of 'empty' in a Chunk is too strict? Is it necessary that a 
>> Chunk's attributes field be null for a Chunk to be 'empty', or is empty 
>> content all that's required? If this is the case, you'd only have to 
>> update Chunk#isEmpty() (and potentially Phrase#setHyphenation() as per 
>> Scenario 2 above).
>>     
>
> The attributes are also used for some specific types of Chunks that 
> don't have content, but that aren't empty. For instance: chunks that 
> cause a page break, "glue" chunks, etc...
>
> But the idea is good. Maybe we can add some "fake" content in these 
> cases; so that we only have to check the content.
>
> I've applied the fix to the other add() method, but I'll put your other 
> idea on my TODO list.
>
> br,
> Bruno
>
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