[Users] Text Wrap in Compose Window: Space Key

[blind Pete]

On Fri, 29 May 2020 13:33:57 +0600
Dustin Miller <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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

Many years ago I used some desktop publishing software that allowed
the cursor to be displayed OUTSIDE the right edge of text area.  With
that system justified text could be displayed as it would appear,
trailing whitespace and the cursors position were all clearly
indicated.  Although many people thought that they saw a bug the first
time that they saw it. 

My old version of CM does not allow the cursor to move to the end of
the line, only to the end of the printable text.  Philosophically, the
start of the next line is the same point.  After the initial shock,
displaying it at the end of the current line could give more
information to the user. 

This would be a nightmare to sort out - I'm not volunteering.  

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