wj: ignore. red letters considered harmful

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/usfm2gmi.py b/usfm2gmi.py
index 2d27827..4edf6b8 100755
--- a/usfm2gmi.py
+++ b/usfm2gmi.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ def printf(string):
 
 def convert(line):
   """Convert a string to a list of tuples, each a token"""
-  split = line.split()
+  # TODO: preserve the lack of whitespace before a backslash.
+  split = line.replace('\\', ' \\').split()
   out = ''
   if len(split) == 0:
     return out
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ def convert(line):
       skip = 1
     elif word == '\\p':
       out += '\n'
+    elif word in ['\\wj','\\wj*']:
+      continue
     else:
       out += word + ' '
   return out