| Re: Broken words at the end of line [message #1276 is a reply to message #1275] |
Thu, 30 September 2021 18:21   |
Des Bw
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Registered: June 2017
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Quote: To do so, press the command and option keys while launching FoxTrot, and enable "manage third-party metadata importers". Then enable "prefer Xpdf for PDF documents" (and do NOT enable the stream order mode). You will then need to rebuild your indices.
This will work for documents created with a software that handles hyphenation correctly
Thank you so much. That is what I have been looking for.
AS to the pdf creating-softwares, most of the documents I use are created by Tex. So, they should be fine.
Your German case is pretty advanced. I don't think Tex can do that either.
Quote:I am quite surprised and disappointed that such a hack is still needed in 2021, for a file format that is more than 30-year old.
Well, we are inserting these hyphens to help for human eye readability. There is a way to avoid work-breakage in Latex (TEX). But, often, the white space between words looks inconsistent (wider in one line, narrower on the other). For that, breaking the word with a hyphen is assumed to be the best solution. The hyphen is to remind the reader that the word has been broken. Otherwise, reader will attempt to read each of the pieces separately--causing unnecessary headache.
The best we can do is make the hyphen consistent to assist the hacking software.
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