Re: [quickbook] Non-breaking-space?

Rene Rivera <grafik.list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Joel de Guzman wrote:
>> I think we should take advantage of macros as much as possible
>> before considering any syntax addition. nbsp can definitely be
>> a macro, FWIW, e.g.:
>>     [def _nbsp_ ['''&nbsp;''']]
>
> Won't that break in most situations? Specifically because it won't have 
> spaces around it to differentiate it from the context:
>
>     [^-f_nbsp_/Jambase/]

At my urging, docutils ended up with a "breaking non-space".  That is,
if you escape a regular space it just separates docutils tokens with
no other significance.  Thus:

  [^-f\ _nbsp_\ /Jambase/]

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com



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