Text Wrapping Breaks Up Words Across Lines Instead Of Preserving The Whole Word On The Line (Doc ID 2249914.1)

Last updated on APRIL 03, 2019

Applies to:

Symptoms

ACTUAL BEHAVIOR
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In Text categories, text wrapping breaks up words across lines instead of preserving the whole word by moving it to the next line.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
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In Text categories, text wrapping should not break up words across lines, instead it should preserve the whole word by moving it to the next line.

STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Create a category in Text and leave the size un-selected OR select 0 - 2,500 characters.
2. Then add the cat (text area) to a form.
3. Type a long paragraph with long words.
4. In between lines, words are cutoff instead wrapping.

BUSINESS IMPACT
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The issue has the following business impact:
Due to this issue, users cannot easily read / understand the text due to words being broken up.

Changes

Cause

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