Description: The punctuations (especially those CJK ones) which stays at the beginning of any lines, should have the ability to be automatically compressed/indented, so that they look "aligned" to the left side of the paragraph. Writer has by far no such function, while it's very commercially demanded, comparing to Word/InDesign. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Start a paragraph with a CJK quotation mark (e.g.). 2.Or, insert into the middle of a sentence, and to make sure the quotaion mark right wraps into the beginning of a line. Actual Results: The quotation mark (e.g.) looks like "concaved" into the paragraph's left side, which makes the document looks "untrained". Expected Results: Should be able to compress such puntuations. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Could reference to Word/Indesign, which has such functionality. In Word, it's a checkbox labeled "Allow punctuations at the start of a line to compress", found in "Paragraph" dialogue, "Asian Topography" tab. Could also reference to open-source typeface management documentations for detail.
Please provide a sample document. When compression is enabled (Options → Language Settings → Asian Layout → Character Spacing) it seems to apply equally to punctuation at the start and end of the line, as well as in the middle.
Attachment 171652 [details] provides a good reference. This effect, narrowing punctuation at the beginning of a line, can be achieved by selecting text and enabling "Format -> Character -> Asian tab -> Features -> Alternate Half Widths", if the font supports the OpenType "halt" feature. The reporter seems to request that this behavior be applied automatically and across all CJK fonts. --- As a Japanese user and native speaker, I'd like to offer a perspective: In my view, the current behavior is sufficient. Japanese publications, such as academic papers, books, and newspapers, generally prefer monospaced full-width typesetting, which improves alignment, readability, and character count clarity. > The quotation mark (e.g.) looks like "concaved" into the paragraph's left side, which makes the document look "untrained". In the context of CJK writing (at least Japanese), the opposite may be true: opening punctuation compressed at the start of a line can appear "untrained" or awkward. > it's very commercially demanded That may not be the case. Most Japanese users, especially MS Word users, rarely care about such formatting. On the other hand, professionals in publishing or design often follow their own layout rules or style guides. Enforcing automatic compression may interfere with those expectations. The Requirements for Japanese Text Layout (section 3.1.5) does mention punctuation at line-start, but such cases are rare outside dialogue. Writers usually rephrase to avoid them. So, I doubt this feature would offer enough benefit to justify the effort. The current behavior seems appropriate. --- Additional Info: Based on the nature of the issue, I believe this report is a duplicate of Bug 142103.