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Dialogue dash not part of formatting when combining subtitles

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Reproduce the issue by combining the two formatted subtitles shown in the report as dialogue, then trace the subtitle-combining entry point and formatting handling. Done means the dialogue dash on the second line is included in the formatted section along with the subtitle text.

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Description

When combining two formated subtitles as dialogue, the dialogue dash in the second line is not part of the formatted section:

<font color='#ffe200'>Subtitle one.</font>
- <font color='#ffe200'>Subtitle two.</font>
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