Missing space between cross-reference and following text.

[smcgu]

Describe the bug

The space between a cross-reference and the following text is missing.

Input:

<p>{{.ref some-evidence}} shows the compromise.</p>

Output:

Figure 1shows the compromise.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Add cross-reference to text sentence/paragraph in finding
2. Generate DOCX report

Expected Behavior

The space should be maintained and present.

Input:

<p>{{.ref some-evidence}} shows the compromise.</p>

Output:

Figure 1 shows the compromise.

Server Specs:

• OS: Ubuntu
• Docker: v27.1.2, build d01f264
• Docker Compose: v2.29.1
• Ghostwriter: v4.2.5 (but, this has been present for multiple versions)

[chrismaddalena]

Hey @smcgu, I'm unable to reproduce this in most scenarios. This HTML produces this in Word.

<p>{{.Benny}}</p>
<p>This is a cross-ref for Benny {{.ref benny}} right here.</p>

The situation seems to be the space is only lost if you start a sentence with the cross-reference. We'll take a look and see why that happens.

[smcgu]

I should have included that in my earlier issue post but that aligns with my experience, too. It seems to only impact cross references at the start of a sentence.

I'll definitely update this issue if I see it elsewhere.