[Bug] Spaces between words removed when minifying HTML

[w4tchdoge]

🐞 Bug Report

Describe the bug

When minifying HTML in VSCode, the extension removes the space separating a bolded word from a non-bolded word.

e.g.

<div>
    <p><b>Summary:</b></p>
    <p>Lorem ipsum <b>dolor</b> sit amet</p>
</div>

becomes

<div><p><b>Summary:</b></p><p>Lorem ipsum <b>dolor</b>sit amet</p></div>

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Is this a regression?

I am unsure if a previous version also behaved like this as I have only started using this extension very recently.

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To Reproduce

1. Run the Minify the selected text command on HTML similar to the example given above.

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Expected behaviour

The Space between a bolded word and a non-bolded word is not removed.

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Your environment

(Infomation is taken from the VSCode About section accessed from Help → About)

• Version: 1.84.2 (user setup)
• Commit: 1a5daa3a0231a0fbba4f14db7ec463cf99d7768e
• Date: 2023-11-09T10:51:52.184Z
• Electron: 25.9.2
• ElectronBuildId: 24603566
• Chromium: 114.0.5735.289
• Node.js: 18.15.0
• V8: 11.4.183.29-electron.0
• OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

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[Mis1eader-dev]

Noticed this on my side as well. I'll have to serve HTML files as is without minification until this issue is fixed. Will see if I can come up with a fix myself.

[KorbinPerry]

This is happening with <strong> and <a> elements as well, from my experience so far.

[aipungggi]

For XML Files this happens too for example this line

<SelectionItemFormat>Code &amp;gt;= myText</SelectionItemFormat>

turns to

<SelectionItemFormat>Code &amp;gt;=myText</SelectionItemFormat>

it should not remove the space char inside the Element ..it removed right before myText