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		teddyh 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You did this with an AI and you do not understand ... “Compose--.” produces an en dash, not an em dash. An em dash is produced by “Compose---”. Source: `grep -e DASH /usr/share/X11/locale/*/Compose`

mock-possum 5 months ago | [–]

As it should be. I wish this convention were present across more software, “-“ “- -“ and “- - -“ should be the UI norm for entering proper dashes in text input controls.

WhyNotHugo 5 months ago | | [–]

Most software handles this fine if you configure your compositor to use a compose key.

fao_ 5 months ago | [–]

Whoops, yep that's the one

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