[FinnJackson]

Hi,

My site (Catch Evolution) is automatically hyphenating some words at the end of a line.

eg “tech-
nology on this page:
http://thechurning.net/about-2/meaning-of-the-word-churning/

But this is a waste of time, since it does not produce a justified right margin. (The right margin is just as ragged and varied as it would have been if the word ‘technology’ had been kept whole). There is no benefit.
And the result just looks silly and harder to read.

How can I turn OFF auto-hyphenation and keep the words whole?

In future, is it possible to have the default as auto-hyphenation OFF, with an option for people who want it to turn it on?

Many thanks,
Finn Jackson

[FinnJackson]

Hello again,

Also on the same page (second paragraph) notice how the word churn-
ing has been automatically truncated / hyphenated, but looks stupid, since there is plenty of room for the whole word to appear.

The only thing that the auto-hyphenation has achieved is to make the page harder to read and to look less professional.

http://thechurning.net/about-2/meaning-of-the-word-churning/

Thank you again :o)

[Mahesh]

@finnjackson: Go to Dashboard=> Appearance=> Customize=> Theme Options=> Custom CSS box and add the following CSS:

#content article {
    hyphens: none;
}

Regards,
Mahesh

[FinnJackson]

Thanks Mahesh.

Will I have to do this every time the Theme updates to a new version?

[FinnJackson]

And Mahesh,
Sorry, but I have pasted the code into the CSS and it has had no effect:

http://thechurning.net/about-2/meaning-of-the-word-churning/

[FinnJackson]

The full text in the Custom CSS is:

.site {
-moz-border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0; /* future proofing */
-khtml-border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0; /* for old Konqueror browsers */
}
#colophon { background-color: #696969; }
#site-generator {
-moz-border-radius: 0 0 15px 15px;
-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 15px 15px;
border-radius: 0 0 15px 15px; /* future proofing */
-khtml-border-radius: 0 0 15px 15px; /* for old Konqueror browsers */
}
#content article {
hyphens: none;
}

[Mahesh]

@finnjackson: I checked your site and it seems to be working. The hyphens are now gone. Let me know further.

Regards,
Mahesh

[FinnJackson]

Thank you Mahesh,

I have checked the site and found that it still auto-hyphenates.
For example on this page
http://thechurning.net/step-one-centre-and-ground-ourselves/

there is but-
feted by the waves and lead-
reship in times of change.

I use Wordfence Falcon Engine as a cache and have cleared that, but it has no effect.

If you tell me that you visit the above page and do not see the hyphenation then I won’t take up any more of your time. But I would appreciate suggestions on why I am seeing what I am seeing and you are seeing something different.

Many thanks again,
Regards,
Finn

[Mahesh]

@finnjackson: Which browser are you using? I tested on mozilla and chrome, it is working fine.
Let me know further.

Regards,
Mahesh

[FinnJackson]

Hello Mahesh,

I am currently using Safari. I have tried Chrome and as you say it works fine.

But in Safari it is not working on these pages:
http://thechurning.net/building-shared-purpose-starts-from-knowing-individual-purpose/
“engage con-
sumers and employees.””
“customers and em-
ployees”

http://thechurning.net/dont-just-exercise-do-it-outside/
“Aus-
tralia is specifically exploring t”

http://thechurning.net/life-and-music-by-alan-watts/
“philosophy of lead-
reship.”

http://thechurning.net/why-david-bowie-matters-to-us/
“Michael Jack-
son, Nelson Mandela.”

I suggest this is “just one of those things” that is not worth pursuing further.

However, if you would like to understand why your theme is not working as wanted, these pages might give you some clues?

Thanks again for your help.

Finn

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