From: Alan G I. <ai...@am...> - 2009-09-29 13:26:38
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> On 2009-09-29, Alan G Isaac wrote: >> Ah, I see. Yes, I consider it "broken" if the text does not wrap. >> (Current behavior gives me URLs that stick into the margin and even >> off the page, which I consider obviously undesirable.) On 9/29/2009 7:43 AM, Guenter Milde wrote: > Agreed. However, opinions on where a URL should wrap (if at all) > differs, so fixing this for you might introduce a bug for others... You mean a *different* bug. The current behavior is a bug for all: it is impossible for the standard user to produce beautiful documents, which is a primary reason for using LaTeX. I really think the case against the current behavior is absolutely overwhelming, so some change is required. > And there are side-effects (see below). I think this is mostly a matter of the URL testing (e.g., by regex), with possibly a fall-back to current practice? I do not have a better suggestion at the moment, but the current LaTeX output for urls is essentially unusable. Even the (undesirable) suggested workaround of shorter URLs does not cut it, because even quite short URLs are a serious problem with the current output. Alan PS Would the fragility problem be addressed by simply always using \protect? |