Limit narrator symbols to dashes (#2324)

novelwriter/config.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from novelwriter.common import (
     NWConfigParser, checkInt, checkPath, describeFont, fontMatcher,
     formatTimeStamp
 )
-from novelwriter.constants import nwFiles, nwHtmlUnicode, nwUnicode
+from novelwriter.constants import nwFiles, nwHtmlUnicode, nwQuotes, nwUnicode
 from novelwriter.error import formatException, logException
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -681,8 +681,8 @@ class Config:
         self.dialogStyle     = conf.rdInt(sec, "dialogstyle", self.dialogStyle)
         self.allowOpenDial   = conf.rdBool(sec, "allowopendial", self.allowOpenDial)
         self.dialogLine      = conf.rdStr(sec, "dialogline", self.dialogLine)
-        self.narratorBreak   = conf.rdStr(sec, "narratorbreak", self.narratorBreak)
+        narratorBreak        = conf.rdStr(sec, "narratorbreak", self.narratorBreak)
-        self.narratorDialog  = conf.rdStr(sec, "narratordialog", self.narratorDialog)
+        narratorDialog       = conf.rdStr(sec, "narratordialog", self.narratorDialog)
         self.altDialogOpen   = conf.rdStr(sec, "altdialogopen", self.altDialogOpen)
         self.altDialogClose  = conf.rdStr(sec, "altdialogclose", self.altDialogClose)
         self.highlightEmph   = conf.rdBool(sec, "highlightemph", self.highlightEmph)
@@ -721,6 +721,9 @@ class Config:
             logger.info("Using straight double quotes, so disabling auto-replace")
             self.doReplaceDQuote = False
 
+        self.narratorBreak = narratorBreak if narratorBreak in nwQuotes.DASHES else ""
+        self.narratorDialog = narratorDialog if narratorDialog in nwQuotes.DASHES else ""
+
         return True
 
     def saveConfig(self) -> bool:

novelwriter/constants.py

@@ -505,6 +505,13 @@ class nwQuotes:
         "\u300f": QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "Right white corner bracket"),
     }
 
+    DASHES: Final[dict[str, str]] = {
+        "":       QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "None"),
+        "\u2013": QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "Short dash"),
+        "\u2014": QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "Long dash"),
+        "\u2015": QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "Horizontal bar"),
+    }
+
 
 class nwUnicode:
     """Supported unicode character constants and their HTML equivalents."""

novelwriter/dialogs/preferences.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.common import compact, describeFont, uniqueCompact
 from novelwriter.config import DEF_GUI, DEF_ICONS, DEF_SYNTAX, DEF_TREECOL
-from novelwriter.constants import nwLabels, nwUnicode, trConst
+from novelwriter.constants import nwLabels, nwQuotes, nwUnicode, trConst
 from novelwriter.dialogs.quotes import GuiQuoteSelect
 from novelwriter.extensions.configlayout import NColorLabel, NScrollableForm
 from novelwriter.extensions.modified import (
@@ -636,21 +636,20 @@ class GuiPreferences(NDialog):
             self.tr("Lines starting with any of these symbols are dialogue.")
         )
 
-        self.narratorBreak = QLineEdit(self)
+        self.narratorBreak = NComboBox(self)
-        self.narratorBreak.setMaxLength(1)
+        self.narratorDialog = NComboBox(self)
-        self.narratorBreak.setFixedWidth(boxFixed)
+        for key, value in nwQuotes.DASHES.items():
-        self.narratorBreak.setAlignment(QtAlignCenter)
+            label = trConst(value)
-        self.narratorBreak.setText(CONFIG.narratorBreak)
+            self.narratorBreak.addItem(label, key)
+            self.narratorDialog.addItem(label, key)
+
+        self.narratorBreak.setCurrentData(CONFIG.narratorBreak, "")
+        self.narratorDialog.setCurrentData(CONFIG.narratorDialog, "")
+
         self.mainForm.addRow(
             self.tr("Narrator break symbol"), self.narratorBreak,
             self.tr("Symbol to indicate a narrator break in dialogue.")
         )
-
-        self.narratorDialog = QLineEdit(self)
-        self.narratorDialog.setMaxLength(1)
-        self.narratorDialog.setFixedWidth(boxFixed)
-        self.narratorDialog.setAlignment(QtAlignCenter)
-        self.narratorDialog.setText(CONFIG.narratorDialog)
         self.mainForm.addRow(
             self.tr("Alternating dialogue/narration symbol"), self.narratorDialog,
             self.tr("Alternates dialogue highlighting within any paragraph.")
@@ -1035,8 +1034,8 @@ class GuiPreferences(NDialog):
         dialogueStyle   = self.dialogStyle.currentData()
         allowOpenDial   = self.allowOpenDial.isChecked()
         dialogueLine    = uniqueCompact(self.dialogLine.text())
-        narratorBreak   = self.narratorBreak.text().strip()
+        narratorBreak   = self.narratorBreak.currentData()
-        narratorDialog  = self.narratorDialog.text().strip()
+        narratorDialog  = self.narratorDialog.currentData()
         altDialogOpen   = compact(self.altDialogOpen.text())
         altDialogClose  = compact(self.altDialogClose.text())
         highlightEmph   = self.highlightEmph.isChecked()

tests/test_dialogs/test_dlg_preferences.py

@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ def testDlgPreferences_Settings(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, fncPath, tstPaths):
     prefs.dialogStyle.setCurrentData(3, 0)
     prefs.allowOpenDial.setChecked(False)
     prefs.dialogLine.setText("–")
-    prefs.narratorBreak.setText("–")
+    prefs.narratorBreak.setCurrentData("–", "")
-    prefs.narratorDialog.setText("–")
+    prefs.narratorDialog.setCurrentData("–", "")
     prefs.altDialogOpen.setText("<")
     prefs.altDialogClose.setText(">")
     prefs.highlightEmph.setChecked(False)