[Bug]: em spaces are not preserved in chapter editor #891

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opened 2025-10-14 17:51:59 -06:00 by navan · 0 comments

navan commented

2025-10-14 17:51:59 -06:00

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Originally created by @Linden-Ryuujin on 12/15/2024

What happened?

If you prefix a chapter name with em spaces they are discarded on save.
em spaces are respected in m4b files, chapter file formats and in the audiobookself player (I use them to indent some chapters, particular if a book container multiple "parts").

e.g.

Part 1: The Start
  Chapter 1: Inside part 1

What did you expect to happen?

Em spaces should not be removed. Possibly all white space could be preserved? The audiobookself chapter format doesn't seem to have the same limitations as M4B (as fully quoted strings are used in the new json meta data files).

Steps to reproduce the issue

Open chapter editor
Begin chapter name with one or more em spaces e.g. Chapter 1: Inside part 1
Save Changes
Check chapters and em spaces have been discarded.

Audiobookshelf version

v2.17.1

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Linux

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Firefox

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*Originally created by @Linden-Ryuujin on 12/15/2024* ### What happened? If you prefix a chapter name with em spaces they are discarded on save. em spaces are respected in m4b files, chapter file formats and in the audiobookself player (I use them to indent some chapters, particular if a book container multiple "parts"). e.g. ``` Part 1: The Start Chapter 1: Inside part 1 ``` ### What did you expect to happen? Em spaces should not be removed. Possibly all white space could be preserved? The audiobookself chapter format doesn't seem to have the same limitations as M4B (as fully quoted strings are used in the new json meta data files). ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Open chapter editor 2. Begin chapter name with one or more em spaces e.g. ` Chapter 1: Inside part 1` 3. Save Changes 4. Check chapters and em spaces have been discarded. ### Audiobookshelf version v2.17.1 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Linux ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? Firefox ### Logs _No response_ ### Additional Notes _No response_