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when I first encountered mdash - I thought that correct usage would add a space either side of it, but it seems correct usage is to place it between two words, with no whitespace.
if those two words happen to be long ( i.e. multi-syllable) there's not much scope for proper text justification on a 6 inch screen.
I find it a bit jarring so see only 1/2 a line - my 1st reaction is - there's a bad linefeed that needs fixing, then i realise it's due to mdash constructs on the following line
so something like this
paragraph—construction
sentence.
has to break after "this" to fit a small screen display.
what are the print rules - would a printed book linebreak on mdash if it needed to ?
I suppose I could swicth to ndash wih space either side if that is also considered "correct"
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