Adding space between the segments in the editor

Question

Is it possible to add a space (empty line) between segments in the editor for better visibility? 
 As you can see in the example below, there are cases where this feature could be very helpful 
 
 A space between segments 2670 and 2671 would make it easier to see where the first segment ends and the next starts. 
 
 Thanks

Oana Nagy · Answer

Hi Yiftah Hellerman-Carmel , 
 I see there may be some formatting applied in there, which is why the white formatting seemed to be merged with the previous segment. So I would suggest going to File >Options>Editor. In the Formatting display style change the options you have to "Show all formatting and tags". Click OK to confirm. 
 
 Check if this change is better adapted to your needs. 
 In addition, you can also change the active display filter to show all content instead of segments. For this, in the top ribbon go to Review tab and select "All content" in the Display formatting option. 
 
 I hope it helps! 
 Regards,

Lydia Simplicio · Answer

Thank you Walter Blaser Oana is on the right track so far as trying to see if we can adapt the font coming in as its unfortunate there is conflict between what seems like white font/style versus the segment above. Lets see if Yiftah Hellerman-Carmel can toggle between settings that Oana implied and if it makes a difference so far a user comfort is concerned. If not then we will have to get mock a sample up and see what we can do as a second step. Have a good day all 
 Lyds

Paul · Answer

Yiftah Hellerman-Carmel 
 I also think Oana is on the right track here. If I try to replicate the problem I see this: 
 
 I don't have any background formatting to the letters and the difference between segments is clear. If you don't see a solution here perhaps you can provide a small file containing only a representative couple of segments in an sdlxliff that display exactly as you have them here? 
 You could also play with the font adaptation as this contains options for improving the visibility when there is a lack of contrast. It may help: 
 
 Having said all of this I do think Kelly was trying to answer the question in his own way by thinking ahead on how to specifically add a space between the segments. He's correct in that it's impossible at the moment because there are no options in the UI to manage this, and he clearly looked at how this could be done programmatically. The conclusion is that it's not possible even for a 3rd party developer because we have no API for this and "hacking it" won't work either. The only way would be to create a new View that replicated the editor, or for the development team to make the appropriate changes to support this. So if you still want to be able to control the spacing, or apply some other type of control to the segment display, then I suggest you create an idea and see whether it's something the team will pick up for a future release.

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Adding space between the segments in the editor

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