Fixed the issue where spaces were deleted before punctuation marks

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 1.1.9
+- Fixed the issue where spaces were deleted before punctuation marks while generating subtitles.
+
 # 1.1.8
 - Added `.md` (Markdown) file extension support by @brianxiadong in PR #75
 - Added new option `Configure silence between chapters` that lets you configure the silence between chapters, mentioned by @lfperez1982 in #79

abogen/conversion.py

@@ -1189,23 +1189,7 @@ class ConversionThread(QThread):
         if not tokens_with_timestamps:
             return
         
-        # Always combine punctuation with preceding words for consistent handling across modes
+        processed_tokens = tokens_with_timestamps  # Use tokens directly
-        processed_tokens = []
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(tokens_with_timestamps):
-            token = tokens_with_timestamps[i].copy()
-
-            # Look ahead for punctuation
-            while i + 1 < len(tokens_with_timestamps) and re.match(
-                r"^[^\w\s]+$", tokens_with_timestamps[i + 1]["text"]
-            ):
-                token["text"] += tokens_with_timestamps[i + 1]["text"]
-                token["end"] = tokens_with_timestamps[i + 1]["end"]
-                token["whitespace"] = tokens_with_timestamps[i + 1]["whitespace"]
-                i += 1
-
-            processed_tokens.append(token)
-            i += 1
 
         # Use processed_tokens instead of tokens_with_timestamps for the rest of the method
         if self.subtitle_mode == "Sentence + Highlighting":

abogen/queue_manager_gui.py

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class QueueManager(QDialog):
         instructions = QLabel(
             "<h2>How Queue Works?</h2>"
             "You can add text files (.txt) directly using the '<b>Add files</b>' button below. "
-            "To add PDF or EPUB files, use the input box in the main window and click the <b>'Add to Queue'</b> button. "
+            "To add PDF, EPUB or markdown files, use the input box in the main window and click the <b>'Add to Queue'</b> button. "
             "Each file in the queue keeps the configuration settings active when it was added. "
             "Changing the main window configuration afterward <b>does not</b> affect files already in the queue. "
             "You can view each file's configuration by hovering over them."