/// True if the character/inset at this point can be part of a word.
/// Note that digits in particular are considered as letters
bool isLetter(pos_type pos) const;
+ /// True if the element at this point is a character that is not a letter.
+ bool isChar(pos_type pos) const;
+ /// True if the element at this point is a space
+ bool isSpace(pos_type pos) const;
/// returns true if at least one line break or line separator has been deleted
/// at the beginning of the paragraph (either physically or logically)