dont merge align

Author: Jemoka

batchalign/cli/cli.py

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def loader(file):
         )
 
     def writer(doc, output):
-        CHATFile(doc=doc).write(output, write_wor=kwargs.get("wor", True))
+        CHATFile(doc=doc).write(output, write_wor=kwargs.get("wor", True), dont_merge_letters=True)
 
     # Determine FA engine
     if iic:

batchalign/formats/chat/file.py

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def __init__(self, path=None, doc=None, lines=None, special_mor_=False):
             self.__doc = doc
 
 
-    def write(self, path, write_wor=True):
+    def write(self, path, write_wor=True, dont_merge_letters=False):
         """Write the CHATFile to file.
 
         Parameters
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ def write(self, path, write_wor=True):
             Path of where the CHAT file should get str.
         """
 
-        str_doc = self.__generate(self.__doc, self.__special_mor, write_wor=write_wor)
+        str_doc = self.__generate(self.__doc, self.__special_mor, write_wor=write_wor, dont_merge_letters=dont_merge_letters)
 
         with open(path, 'w', encoding="utf-8") as df:
             df.write(str_doc)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def __generate(doc:Document, special=False, write_wor=True):
+    def __generate(doc:Document, special=False, write_wor=True, dont_merge_letters=False):
         utterances = doc.content
 
         def __get_birthdays(line):
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def __get_birthdays(line):
                 main.append(generate_chat_utterance(i,
                                                     special and doc.langs[0] == "eng",
                                                     write_wor=write_wor,
-                                                    merge_letters="yue" in doc.langs,
+                                                    merge_letters=("yue" in doc.langs and (not dont_merge_letters)),
                                                     merge_abbrev="eng" in doc.langs))
         main.append("@End\n")
 

batchalign/version

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-0.7.23
+0.7.23-post.1
 Janurary 4th, 2026
 Cantonese FA