Re: Removing unwanted space

On Fri, 2021-06-04 at 21:42 +0000, Peter Flynn peter@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> [...]


> Pass all text nodes in mixed content through a template which will
> strip
> space from the start (if it's the first text node in an element) or
> the
> end (if it's the last text node in an element) or both (if it occurs
> somewhere else in the element.

Watch out for  input like

<p>The boy<em> splshed </em>through the puddles!</p>
and,
<p>It was very un<i>convent</i><b>ion</b>al to have to face a fully-
charged nun.</p>


(I admit i didn't try Peter's template on these cases; however, that 
they are unusual does not make them unumportant).


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