Added "Replace single newlines with spaces" and small improvements

abogen/utils.py

@@ -69,13 +69,17 @@ def get_user_config_path():
 _sleep_procs = {"Darwin": None, "Linux": None}  # Store sleep prevention processes
 
 
-def clean_text(text):
+def clean_text(text, *args, **kwargs):
+    # Load replace_single_newlines from config
+    cfg = load_config()
+    replace_single_newlines = cfg.get("replace_single_newlines", False)
     # Trim spaces and tabs at the start and end of each line, preserving blank lines
     text = "\n".join(line.strip() for line in text.splitlines())
     # Standardize paragraph breaks (multiple newlines become exactly two) and trim overall whitespace
     text = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", "\n\n", text).strip()
-    # Replace single newlines with spaces, but preserve double newlines
-    # text = re.sub(r"(?<!\n)\n(?!\n)", " ", text)
+    # Optionally replace single newlines with spaces, but preserve double newlines
+    if replace_single_newlines:
+        text = re.sub(r"(?<!\n)\n(?!\n)", " ", text)
     # Collapse multiple spaces and tabs into a single space
     text = re.sub(r"[ \t]+", " ", text)
     return text