Re:   Non-breaking space.

2013-05-04 Thread Brian Bailey
> > > #1096 > > > I included a list of names on a webpage the other day and my > > > co-editor doesn't like to see name split across a line. I agree: when > > > lines are long a split name looks silly when you can easily place a > > > non-breaking space between forename and surname. Browsers kno

Re:   Non-breaking space.

2013-05-04 Thread Richard Porter
On 4 May 2013 John Harrison wrote: >>> Browsers know not to split a line at >>> a non-breaking space, don't they? Except Netsurf? >> Yes it's a long-standing bug. > I assume 'long standing' only relates to 3.x. 2.9 behaves correctly. I first reported it on 25th March 2006 (1458451 still open

Re:   Non-breaking space.

2013-05-04 Thread John Harrison
> > Browsers know not to split a line at > > a non-breaking space, don't they? Except Netsurf? > Yes it's a long-standing bug. I assume 'long standing' only relates to 3.x. 2.9 behaves correctly. -- John Harrison Website http://jaharrison.me.uk

Re:   Non-breaking space.

2013-05-04 Thread Richard Porter
On 4 May 2013 Tim Hill wrote: > Browsers know not to split a line at > a non-breaking space, don't they? Except Netsurf? > I have not reported this as a bug (yet) because I expect a crescendo of > "we know"! Yes it's a long-standing bug. NS will break a line at any escaped character, tag or n

Re:   Non-breaking space.

2013-05-04 Thread Tim Hill
In article <534696f6bcbbai...@argonet.co.uk>, Brian Bailey wrote: > > #1096 > > I included a list of names on a webpage the other day and my > > co-editor doesn't like to see name split across a line. I agree: when > > lines are long a split name looks silly when you can easily place a > > non-

Re:   Non-breaking space.

2013-05-04 Thread Brian Bailey
> #1096 > I included a list of names on a webpage the other day and my co-editor > doesn't like to see name split across a line. I agree: when lines are > long a split name looks silly when you can easily place a non-breaking > space between forename and surname. Browsers know not to split a lin

  Non-breaking space.

2013-05-04 Thread Tim Hill
#1096 I included a list of names on a webpage the other day and my co-editor doesn't like to see name split across a line. I agree: when lines are long a split name looks silly when you can easily place a non-breaking space between forename and surname. Browsers know not to split a line at a non-