attribute split_rules

Specifies the split mode; used only when #hard_margins is set to true. Allowable values are:

SPLIT_FIXED

The word will be split at the number of characters needed, with no marking at all.

repre
senta
ion

SPLIT_CONTINUATION

The word will be split at the number of characters needed, with a C-style continuation character. If a word is the only item on a line and it cannot be split into an appropriate size, SPLIT_FIXED will be used.

repr\
esen\
tati\
on

SPLIT_HYPHENATION

The word will be split according to the hyphenator specified in #hyphenator. If there is no #hyphenator specified, works like SPLIT_CONTINUATION. The example is using TeX::Hyphen. If a word is the only item on a line and it cannot be split into an appropriate size, SPLIT_CONTINUATION mode will be used.

rep-
re-
sen-
ta-
tion

Default

Text::Format::SPLIT_FIXED

Used in

#format, #paragraphs