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Unwanted Line Break

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BillTreloar
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I have a keyboard shortcut to insert a dash ( — ). I've been using it for years, but as of the most recent Thunderbird update it's misbehaving. It I get the dash, but the dash is entered on the next line, as if preceded by a line break.

I see this symptom only in Thunderbird, and as of today it's totally replicable. I expect I should report the bug to Thunderbird — does anyone here know how to do that?

Also, does anyone have any suggestions on dealing with this until the bug is fixed?

I have a keyboard shortcut to insert a dash ( — ). I've been using it for years, but as of the most recent Thunderbird update it's misbehaving. It I get the dash, but the dash is entered on the next line, as if preceded by a line break. I see this symptom only in Thunderbird, and as of today it's totally replicable. I expect I should report the bug to Thunderbird — does anyone here know how to do that? Also, does anyone have any suggestions on dealing with this until the bug is fixed?

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david
david
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Since it is your shortcut, it may not qualify as a bug. It would need to be such that a bug in Thunderbird was causing the error. However, if you deem it a bug, you can report it at this URL: bugzilla dot org. I will share that there is an addon, unicodify, that converts double dashes to emdash, which you may wish to try, as it also does other neat stuff.

BillTreloar
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Thanks, David. This shortcut has worked for years. All it does is insert {#asc 0151} yet Thunderbird is adding a line break both before and after the dash. Something changed in the latest release, so I'd like to at least make them aware of it.

Over at Bugzilla, I see an icon for a new bug but it's not an active link. How do I submit a bug report there

david
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My error. the URL is bugzilla dot mozilla dot org