Re: abiword does not convert dashes (hyphens) properly??

From: Ryan Pavlik <abiryan_at_ryand.net>
Date: Fri Jun 01 2007 - 00:49:01 CEST

AbiWord has no AutoCorrect/AutoFormat feature (by design). Therefore,
you should get exactly what you type: a single dash/hyphen (en dash)
when you press the key. When you press the hyphen twice, two en dashes
should appear in your output (and your HTML file): if you are
experiencing something else, please file a bug at
http://bugzilla.abisource.com If you want to insert an em dash (long
dash, Word changes two hyphens to this), use the Insert Symbols dialog.

Hope this helps!

Ryan

Elise Bosse wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have noticed that when turning a Word doc into HTML (via command
> line conversion), abiword does not at all convert the different kinds
> of dashes. Word has 3 kinds of dashes: short, medium, and long - short
> being one -, long being two -, and I have no idea how you get medium.
> In any case, Abiword turns short and long dashes into a single -, and
> it *erases* medium dashes altogether!
>
> Does anyone know if there is something I am missing? Is this a bug in
> Abiword (I have found at least one other) or are there some conversion
> options I am missing? It's quite an impediment to my use of abiword
> since I work for people who really really care a LOT about the style
> of a dash (sigh).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Elise
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