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mwolfthal
mwolfthal
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May 30, 2022 4:48 PM UTC
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handling long URL

I'm trying to add a long URL to a bibliography entry. I'd like Frame to just accept what I type without adding hyphenation, space between words, etc. I've tried every option I can think of, em -spaces, etc. No luck.

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    mwolfthal
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    Inspiring
    May 30, 2022 5:14 PM UTC

    So removing the forward slash from the list of characters seems to be the only option. Frame really needs a non-breaking forward slash.

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    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    May 31, 2022 12:08 AM UTC

    Frame really needs a non-breaking forward slash.

    A forward slash is allowed to break because of the settings in Format > Document > Text Options. If you remove the forward slash from the Allow Line Breaks After list (seen above in @K.Daube's screen shot), it will not appear at the end of the line. (From left to right: forward slash, hyphen, en dash, em dash.) Note: this is handled on a document by document basis. You will need to import this setting into your other files with File > Import > Formats > Document Properties.

     

    That said, I much prefer shortened links whenever possible. The layout is so much easier. 

     

    ~Barb

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    mwolfthal
    mwolfthalAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    May 30, 2022 5:14 PM UTC

    So removing the forward slash from the list of characters seems to be the only option. Frame really needs a non-breaking forward slash.

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    K.Daube
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    K.DaubeCommunity Expert
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    May 30, 2022 6:08 PM UTC

    I  have the following constellation for a working Hypertext command. The text source braks at the / as defined in the Text Options.

    To present a long URL in the text, you need to have some breaking of it. At a first solutio I would define a character format for the link which has no Language assigned and thus does not hyphenate (I use the format computer for this):

     

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      Jeff_Coatsworth
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      Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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      May 30, 2022 4:56 PM UTC

      What happens if you just paste it in from something like Notepad?

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      mwolfthal
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      Inspiring
      May 30, 2022 5:09 PM UTC

      No change, but it does seem that it's the forward slash that triggers a new line

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