https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62923
Priority: medium
Bug ID: 62923
Assignee: [email protected]
Summary: En dash (not em) should replace two hyphens when
inserted between numbers.
Severity: normal
Classification: Unclassified
OS: All
Reporter: [email protected]
Hardware: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Version: 4.0.1.2 release
Component: Writer
Product: LibreOffice
By default in Writer, when two hyphens (--) are set between two words they are
converted into an em dash. This behavior is correct most of the time, but only
when words are used. This causes problems with number ranges.
Two examples of the problem would be when typing a page range (e.g. 45--53) or
a date range (1245--1312). En, not em, dashes should be used. This is according
to every English style guide I can find, including Chicago, MLA, and APA
styles. Obviously different languages might follow different patterns.
The behavior should be more nuanced then:
When a numeric character is typed, followed by two hyphens, then another
number, an en dash (U+2013) should be used. The current behavior, placing an em
dash, (U+2014) should be kept for alphabetic characters only.
So:
A--B = A[em dash]B
#--# = #[en dash]#
Thanks!
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