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Re: Inserting softHyphens in FO

Subject: Re: Inserting softHyphens in FO
From: Gustaf Liljegren <gustafl@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 15:07:27 +0200
Re:  Inserting softHyphens in FO
Pietschmann wrote:

>> Try putting &#x00AD; where you want soft hyphens.

>Using soft hyphens is not recommended:
>1. The spec doesn't even mention them, how it is handled
>    is implementation defined.

Okay, it's not a bug, but the U+00AD character is established in so many
other contexts, so not mentioning them in the spec is likely a result of
human error. I agree we cannot recommend them as portable solution now, but
I think one should at least recommend them in those cases where it works.

Gustaf



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