https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62923
--- Comment #16 from Owen Genat <[email protected]> --- (In reply to comment #15) > Basically, I think language-specific exceptions to the autocorrection scheme > are far from an optimal solution. I generally agree. > The "A--B" rule in itself is quite mechanical and straightforward Mechanical yes. Straightforward, less so. Refer: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55292#c65 The challenge here is what pattern pair to use for dash AutoCorrect replacement i.e., whether to use -- for em dash and neglect en dash, or use --- for em dash and -- for en dash. The former pair is supported by prominent style guides (APA and Chicago), the latter by TeX and wiki notation, yet the latter is a much better solution in terms of AutoCorrection. > ... whether it is applicable to a particular language or typographical > tradition, is a different matter. Again, generally agreed and there may be a need to at least leave wildcard entries out/off by default in order to cater for this. This is eventually a l10n issue. > the en dash can also occur between the names of months, as in > "June--July 1967". Therefore, users will still need an alternative > way to insert the en dash between two words. This example and all the following ones in the list depend on pattern recognition i.e., a unique pattern to indicate whether em dash or en dash is to be used. The TeX / wiki notation solves exactly this issue. > If you want to use the unspaced em dash for one function and the unspaced en > dash for another, you need to be able to indicate whether it is the em dash > or the en dash that is wanted in a specific context. This cannot rely on > simply replacing double hyphens mechanically. This is further argument for a distinct pattern. Spacing or no spacing, it is the distinct nature of the original pattern than matters. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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