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JSWolf · 03-30-2011, 09:44 AM

ADE will split at an emdash. Also, it will even more the emdash to the start of the next line if need be. But, The Kindle will take the emdash as just another character and move the entire thing to the next line. So text—text is taken as one word. BBeB (LRF/LRX) did the same thing at the Kindle. One thing ADE will do as fra as justification, it will slightly extend a tad over the margin to not have to drop the last word of a line to the next line. So you may see like 1/2 a letter space over the margin and that's OK.

03-30-2011, 09:44 AM	#44
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,902 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	ADE will split at an emdash. Also, it will even more the emdash to the start of the next line if need be. But, The Kindle will take the emdash as just another character and move the entire thing to the next line. So text—text is taken as one word. BBeB (LRF/LRX) did the same thing at the Kindle. One thing ADE will do as fra as justification, it will slightly extend a tad over the margin to not have to drop the last word of a line to the next line. So you may see like 1/2 a letter space over the margin and that's OK.