Re: hyphenate nothyphenated

[Alan Braslau <braslau.list@comcast.net>]

On 30/06/21 12:25, Hans Hagen wrote:
> On 6/30/2021 7:35 PM, Alan Braslau wrote:
>> On 29/06/21 05:52, Hans Hagen wrote:
>>> well, you ask for nothyphenated; we could define
>>>
>>> \permanent\protected\def\-%
>>>    {\begingroup
>>>     \hyphenationmode\explicithyphenationmodecode\explicitdiscretionary
>>>     \endgroup}
>>>
>>> i will ponder this
>>
>> I believe that \- defines an *optional* hyphenation point.
>> Specifying nothyphenated should not hyphenate, even at optional points.
>> The author can otherwise use hyphenated and arrange to help the words 
>> get hyphenated at certain points.
>>
>> Perhaps a new "optional" hyphenation point macro can be added that 
>> would have super-powers to override the align parameter. There would 
>> be no surprises using such a feature.
> We can't use \= unless we drop the \= being macros (anyone using that?)
> 
> We can also use \+ which currently is just "+" because it needs some 
> value (sometimes it gets a local meaning).
> 
> So here is something to ponder:
> 
> \pushoverloadmode \unprotect
> 
>      \permanent\protected\def\superexplicitdiscretionary
>        {\begingroup
>         \hyphenationmode\explicithyphenationmodecode\explicitdiscretionary
>         \endgroup}
> 
>      \aliased\let\lang_explicit_discretionary_nop\explicitdiscretionary
> 
>      \permanent\protected\def\lang_explicit_discretionary_yes-%
>        {\superexplicitdiscretionary}
> 
>      \permanent\protected\def\-%
> 
> {\doifelsenextcharcs-\lang_explicit_discretionary_yes\lang_explicit_discretionary_nop} 
> 
> 
>      \protect \popoverloadmode
> 
>      \nohyphens \hsize 1mm
> 
>      test\-test \par test\--test
> 
> \stoptext

\= macron accent (bar) should not be changed.

\-- is a good suggestion, like insisting, and should not get confused 
with -- (en dash).


-- 
Alan
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