Issue 61763 - Automatic hyphenation permits words to break between pages.
Summary: Automatic hyphenation permits words to break between pages.
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: lingucomponent
Classification: Code
Component: other (show other issues)
Version: OOo 2.0.1
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial with 2 votes (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: oooqa, rfe_eval_ok
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Reported: 2006-02-08 04:08 UTC by jallan3
Modified: 2013-02-07 22:36 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description jallan3 2006-02-08 04:08:19 UTC 
A firm typographical rule in English, and I expect in every language, is that
hyphenation is normally not allowed between page breaks (or column breaks).

OpenOffice allows it.

Set hyphenation on. F

ill 2 pages using a 50 point font to make it easy to fill the pages and make it
easy to see what is happening. 

Insert a long word like "hyphenation" in the bottom line of the first page.

Insert repeatedly any character in front of the long word to move it to the end
and over the end of the line.

The word will self-hyphenate and split itself between pages.
Comment 1 noel.power 2006-02-09 12:41:38 UTC 
err, I don't think this is a scripting issue, reassigning component
Comment 2 hwoarang 2006-02-11 12:28:37 UTC 
changing summary (typo).
Hwoarang
Comment 3 hwoarang 2006-02-11 12:29:36 UTC 
confirmed.
OOo-dev m156 Win98SE

Hwoarang
Comment 4 boardquake 2006-02-11 22:28:13 UTC 
Yes, this defect is reported following a thread I started in the forums.
Really, the algorithm for automatic hyphenation should never allow words to be
split between pages - that's a capital offense in typographic law.

Moreover, the last word of a paragraph should not be split either. Ex-
ample.      <--- YUCK.
Comment 5 lohmaier 2006-02-14 00:31:10 UTC 
Not a defect since that was never implemented (classification of issues is
always done on objective/technical decisions, not based on "user's feelings")

I have a whole bunch of books where there are hyphenations on the last line of a
page. So it is not that bad if there is one...

Since the lingucomponent-stuff is OOo-only, I don't reassign to requirements but
default owner.

@boardquake:
please file a seperate issue regarding "don't hyphenate the last word". Only one
item per issue allowed.
Comment 6 boardquake 2006-02-14 18:17:49 UTC 
  "Not a defect since that was never implemented (classification of issues is
  always done on objective/technical decisions, not based on "user's feelings""

  I have a whole bunch of books where there are hyphenations on the last line of
  a page. So it is not that bad if there is one..."

You can classify it as a 'stroke of genius' rather than a 'defect' -- it's still
wrong, and your whole bunch of books are trumped by the Chicago Manual of Style
and Robert Bringhurst.  Are you gonna give us the option or not?  :-)

P.S.
I followed your suggestion and opened 62061. Thanks.