[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 136182] New: LibreOffice does not properly convert -- to em-dash by default

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=136182

            Bug ID: 136182
           Summary: LibreOffice does not properly convert -- to em-dash by
                    default
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.4.0.3 release
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Windows (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: brightwanderer at gmail.com

Description:
When reporting interrupted speech (either in fictional dialogue or transcribed
conversations) it is standard to use em-dash as follows:

"You can't—"

"I assure you I can."

In this context, by default LibreOffice doesn't convert -- to em-dash, because
the default replacement table entry expects a space before the dashes. To get
it to work, the entry .*-- or .*--.* has to be added manually to the
replacement table.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Type any line of dialogue, with or without quotation marks, that ends with a
trailing em-dash to indicate interruption, e.g. "What--?" or What--? or "So--"
or So--


Actual Results:
-- did not convert to em-dash

Expected Results:
-- should convert to em-dash. The user should not have to manually add the
entry with wildcards to the replacement table.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 7.0.0.3 (x64)
Build ID: 8061b3e9204bef6b321a21033174034a5e2ea88e
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18363; UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-GB (en_GB); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL

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