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Link text at end should have link trimmed with space appended
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Description
Describe the bug
In both modes, if you select text that ends in a space and make a link (ctrl-L), the link will include the space. Friendlier is the way that it works in the current editor: if the link text ends with a space, the space is trimmed from the link and appended after the link. Especially pertinent as double clicking a word that has a space after it will normally include the space in the highlighted text.
Applies to any marks, including bold, italics, etc
To Reproduce
- Either mode, type in a sentence, double-click a word in the middle of the sentence
- Ctrl-L to add a link
- Observe: the link includes the space following the word
Expected behavior
Link will only be the word, with space included (but not linked) after
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Desktop (please complete the following information):
Windows 11 Chrome 103
Additional context
https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380335/51
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Research direction
Reproduce the Ctrl-L behavior in both editor modes by selecting a word with its trailing space, then compare the link selection with the expected behavior. Trace the link-creation path reached by Ctrl-L and verify that trailing spaces are outside the link while remaining after it, including when other marks are present.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100