Wrapping before a slash

[JasonSTI]

We have a couple topics discussing command line parameters, and noticed in the output that if a line contains a word with a leading slash, that is is wrapping the line on the word before that. I have attached an image of this. Is this something anyone else has encountered?

[LTinker68]

Flare has a few glitches with wrapping in print output because it counts the characters in the backend of the topic code when it determines where to wrap. Usually the problem is if the text is wrapped in a span tag or some other tag and it's counting the tag. It doesn't appear as though there are span or other tags around that text that's wrapping, but there may be a CDATA or extra blank space in that line and the code is throwing it off. You might want to open that topic in the Internal Text Editor and see if there are any extra, unnecessary tags in that paragraph.

[Andrew]

Actually, I think the behavior there is frequently correct: slashes are typically used for dates, for alternatives (x / y, a / b, either / or, etc.). You want wrapped slashes to include the word before them many times. You would typically not want a slash to be the first or last thing on a line. Though I suppose you should be able to get the same effect using non-breaking spaces, so perhaps this should be a bug.

[KevinDAmery]

Makes sense - sort of an unintended consequence of handling dates in a certain way.

[Cecily]

I suppose you should be able to get the same effect using non-breaking spaces, so perhaps this should be a bug.

How do you do those in Flare? (I remember another topic that mentioned a way, but it was convoluted, I couldn't get it to work and I no longer remember what it was).

[NorthEast]

I suppose you should be able to get the same effect using non-breaking spaces, so perhaps this should be a bug.

How do you do those in Flare? (I remember another topic that mentioned a way, but it was convoluted, I couldn't get it to work and I no longer remember what it was).

Press Shift + Space.

Note that they don't necessarily appear non-breaking in Flare's editor mind, it seems a bit ropey, but they do work in the preview and output.

[Cecily]

Press Shift + Space.

Note that they don't necessarily appear non-breaking in Flare's editor mind, it seems a bit ropey, but they do work in the preview and output.

Nope. That doesn't work for me. Thanks anyway.

[LTinker68]

Press Shift + Space.

Nope. That doesn't work for me. Thanks anyway.

What do you mean it doesn't work for you? Nothing happens or you don't like the code it inserts?

[NorthEast]

Pressing Shift+Space does the same as Insert > Character > Non-breaking space ; and it inserts the code   in the topic.

[Cecily]

What do you mean it doesn't work for you? Nothing happens or you don't like the code it inserts?

I mean that I goofed! (Sorry.)

It's non-breaking hyphens that I can't get to work.

[NorthEast]

What do you mean it doesn't work for you? Nothing happens or you don't like the code it inserts?

I mean that I goofed! (Sorry.)

It's non-breaking hyphens that I can't get to work.

Ah, to do that, select Insert > Character > Select 'Quick' Character, and type 8209 in the lower box (for unicode).

Then just press F11 whenever you want to use it in a topic (i.e. insert your quick character).


Note that it'll not show correctly in the editor (not for me anyway, I see a box), but it looks ok in the preview/output.

[Cecily]

non-breaking hyphens

Ah, to do that, select Insert > Character > Select 'Quick' Character, and type 8209 in the lower box (for unicode).

Brilliant. Thanks. I don't know why I couldn't get it to work before.