[Users] Text Wrap in Compose Window: Space Key

[Dustin Miller]

On Thu, 28 May 2020 08:29:57 -0000
Paul <claws at thewildbeast.co.uk> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 May 2020 13:04:52 +0600
> Dustin Miller <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> > <string-of-text> as<cursor>if <string of text>)  
> 
> There's no space between 'as' and 'if', just a cursor between 's' and
> 'i'. Is that what you meant?
> 
DM: Yes, that's what I meant.
> 
> > The problem is that, when I press the space key, it ONLY causes the
> > wrap without ALSO adding a space.  
> 
> You suggest that a space should be added where? It can't go at the
> end of the line because you have a character there, and this is what
> you want. It also wouldn't be suitable to start a line with a space.
> 
DM: Okay, in this hypothetical example, I just want there to be a space
between 'as' and the next word I'm going to type. If I press the space
key once, then the 'if' drops to the beginning of the next line (i.e.
wraps), but the cursor stays at the same position (i.e. directly after
'as'). (I didn't test to see whether pressing the right arrow key once
would indicate a space between 'as' and 'if' or not (i.e. would the
cursor move to the beginning of 'if' or in-between 'i' and 'f'.) The
problem is that since I've hit the space key once, I would expect that
the next word I type would start after a space was inserted (i.e. after
'as'), but the reality is that it starts directly after 'as', meaning I
have to hit the space key a second time to get the desired result.

DM: I was going to include a more detailed STR here to supplement my
attempts to explain, but thus far haven't figured out how to
purposefully reproduce the problem. So probably the issue is more
complex and context-specific than I thought. Once I'm able to reproduce
it (either purposefully or in my regular work-flow), I will reply
again to see if I can provide you with a way to consistently reproduce
it. Thanks for your time, ---Dustin