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[FEATURE] Make `addText` remove unsupported Unicode characters
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Issue Category
- [x] Enhancement
- [ ] Bug
- [ ] Question
- [ ] Documentation gap/issue
Product Versions
- Please specify what version of the library you are using......: 3.11.0
- Please specify what version(s) of PowerPoint you are targeting: Microsoft® PowerPoint® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2303 Build 16.0.16227.20202) 64-bit
- Please specify what web browser you are using.................: Microsoft Edge
Desired Behavior
It would be great if slide.addText
removed or replaced unsupported Unicode characters in Powerpoint. This functionality could be enabled by default or a separate option to enable it could be implemented. A warning that unsupported Unicode characters were found in the added text would also be helpful.
For example, adding text containing a line tabulation character results in a broken PPT document.
import PptxGenJS from 'pptxgenjs';
const presentation = new PptxGenJS();
const slide = presentation.addSlide();
// Adding text containing a line tabulation character (\v) produces a broken PPT document.
slide.addText('Hello\vWorld!');
slide.addText([{ text: 'Hello\vWorld!' }]);
presentation.writeFile({ fileName: 'Sample Presentation.pptx' });