A long time ago, I identified this failure but wasn't sure why it was
failing. I still don't know why, but the emergency fix at least prevents
other people from running into it. As a bonus, since we have a proper
logging facility now, we can actually log it as I desired to do back
then!
This commit tentatively fixes issue 729.
QDocument::toPlainText() has the stupid decision to convert nbsp to
spaces in it, which our users obviously hate. Unfortunately, this is
out of our control to fix completely. It is a very deep rabbit hole. :(
Typing non-breaking spaces in the editor now works. Reopening these
files at a later point has these characters remain intact.
What does NOT work is copy-pasting non-breaking spaces. These will end
up looking like normal spaces when you paste them somewhere else, be it
in Manuskript or some other document. In other words: it is impossible
for users to verify whether something is a non-breaking space or an
ordinary one.
I realize that it makes this partial fix meaningless for many. Sorry. :/
Partially fixes issue 738.
* Changed default logging behaviour
We now log by default to a timestamped file in $datadir/logs/. No longer
shall restarting Manuskript after a crash wipe a very useful logfile.
Logs older than 35 days in the $datadir/logs/ directory are pruned
during startup. In case of subtle corruption detected a few weeks after
the fact, relevant logs might still exist to explain what had happened...
yet it does not come at the cost of infinitely gobbling up a users
storage space, either.
The --logfile (-L) argument can now utilize strftime() specifiers. A
special modifier %# is also supported which will insert the process id.
Besides being an added factor of uniqueness for a filename, it can also
be relevant to help identify the log file belonging to a misbehaving
Manuskript process.
* Added support-related items to Help menu
The 'Technical Support' item should lead to a landing page that will
guide the user to the most efficient way to resolve their problem.
How to report bugs and submit logs would be one of those.
The 'Locate Log File' item should open a file manager window with the
logfile of this session highlighted. Because Manuskript is still writing
to it, we first remind them of its limited use until Manuskript is
closed.
This approach was chosen because users might want to locate the file
prior to reproducing a bug, or because they'd like to look at other logs
from previous sessions.
* Updated translation files and added german translation
Co-authored-by: TheJackiMonster <thejackimonster@gmail.com>
