Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 108537
add option for "Nonprinting characters" not to mark single spaces
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:37:18 UTC
The nonprinting characters feature is used to determine if redundant or unwanted nonprinting characters appear in the document. It currently shows spaces as nonprinting characters. In my opinion, a single space is in fact a printed character, even though it technically consists of zero pixels. Therefore, I propose an option that single spaces _not_ be marked when showing nonprinting character. However, multiple spaces should in fact be shown when displaying nonprinting characters so that their presence can be dealt with. I understand that spaces are in fact a special corner case, which is why I suggest that this feature be optional, not mandatory. Thanks.
An option for the nonprinting characters only to regard multiple spaces in the view is desired.