feat: Add support for special character control words (emdash, endash, quotes, etc.)#22
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Adds support for RTF special character control words that were previously
parsed as Unknown and silently dropped:
- \emdash → U+2014 (—)
- \endash → U+2013 (–)
- \bullet → U+2022 (•)
- \lquote → U+2018 (')
- \rquote → U+2019 (')
- \ldblquote → U+201C (")
- \rdblquote → U+201D (")
- \tab → U+0009 (tab)
- \line → U+000A (newline)
This fixes data loss when parsing RTF from applications like Scrivener
that use these control words extensively.
Includes 6 new unit tests covering all special characters.
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Summary
Adds support for special character control words that are currently parsed as
Unknownand silently dropped.Characters added:
\emdash) → —\endash) → –\bullet) → •\lquote,\rquote) → ' '\ldblquote,\rdblquote) → " "\tab)\line)Problem
RTF files from applications like Scrivener use these control words extensively. Currently they're silently dropped, causing data loss.
Input RTF:
The transformation in reverse\emdash confident expert
Current output:
The transformation in reverseconfident expert(dash missing)With this PR:
The transformation in reverse—confident expertTesting
Added 6 unit tests for special character parsing.
Breaking changes
None. Previously unknown control words are now recognized and converted to their Unicode equivalents.