robotframework / robotframework/RIDE
Add handle for multiple spaces so that they're shown without the escape caracter
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Description
When there are multiple spaces, RobotFramework automatically escapes them.
RIDE shows the escaped spaces with the "\" character. My proposal is to change RIDE so that text is shown without them.
How it looks now:
How I propose it should look:
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the RIDE UI code that renders Robot Framework cells containing escaped multiple spaces; the issue provides before-and-after screenshots but no file or test names. Confirm the current display behavior and add coverage for multiple spaces, with the finished UI showing the spaces without escape characters.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100