Forum:Space at end of if statement

In w:c:ChristianMusic:Template:Box Set Link Builder, please examine the last sample (at the bottom of the page). Could someone explain how to get spaces in between "of" and "Volume"? The template includes. Notice the space just before the final closing braces. That space is apperantly being trimmed by #if:.

Is there a way to prevent that from happening? I do not want to put the space on the other side of those braces as it might be visible when the text it should be with is ommitted. I also do want to avoid resorting to &amp;nbsp; as that would cause odd formatting problems. Will (talk -- contribs) 20:06, 8 October 2006 (UTC) Use <nowiki&gt; tags to do that:

Dantman (Talk) 23:19, 8 October 2006 (UTC)


 * First, I did not know you could use nowiki to keep the #if from trimming the spaces. Second, what is to prevent the way you had it above from causing the  from failing to expand.  Shouldn't the nowiki tag be on the other side of the parameter?


 * Third, from what I can tell, w:c:User:StBacchus made a change. That change looks like it is having the desired effect, but instead of your nowiki solution, the change implemented was to put the space outside the #if:.  This could cause other problems with formatting and I am thinking of changing it back. Will (talk -- contribs) 04:34, 9 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Could also try or &emsp; . --Splarka (talk) 04:41, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

I specifically do not want &amp;nbsp;. I stated that above. I will not repeat this again. I have no idea what &amp;emsp; is. Will (talk -- contribs) 05:21, 9 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Um... &amp;emsp; is a breaking space. --Splarka (talk) 05:35, 9 October 2006 (UTC)