2 files changed, 20 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs
index 905e55b22..9cdc5a567 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import Data.Char ( isDigit )
 import Control.Monad ( liftM, guard, when, mzero )
 import Control.Applicative ( (<$>), (<$), (<*) )
 import Data.Monoid
-import Data.Sequence (ViewL(..), ViewR(..), viewr, viewl)
 
 isSpace :: Char -> Bool
 isSpace ' '  = True
@@ -369,9 +368,9 @@ pQ = do
                              then InSingleQuote
                              else InDoubleQuote
   let constructor = case quoteType of
-                            SingleQuote -> B.singleQuoted 
+                            SingleQuote -> B.singleQuoted
                             DoubleQuote -> B.doubleQuoted
-  withQuoteContext innerQuoteContext $ 
+  withQuoteContext innerQuoteContext $
     pInlinesInTags "q" constructor
 
 pEmph :: TagParser Inlines
@@ -406,7 +405,7 @@ pLink = try $ do
   let url = fromAttrib "href" tag
   let title = fromAttrib "title" tag
   lab <- trimInlines . mconcat <$> manyTill inline (pCloses "a")
-  return $ B.link (escapeURI url) title lab 
+  return $ B.link (escapeURI url) title lab
 
 pImage :: TagParser Inlines
 pImage = do
@@ -439,15 +438,7 @@ pRawHtmlInline = do
 
 pInlinesInTags :: String -> (Inlines -> Inlines)
                -> TagParser Inlines
-pInlinesInTags tagtype f = do
-  contents <- B.unMany <$> pInTags tagtype inline
-  let left  = case viewl contents of
-                    (Space :< _) -> B.space
-                    _            -> mempty
-  let right = case viewr contents of
-                    (_ :> Space) -> B.space
-                    _            -> mempty
-  return (left <> f (trimInlines . B.Many $ contents) <> right)
+pInlinesInTags tagtype f = extractSpaces f <$> pInTags tagtype inline
 
 pInTags :: (Monoid a) => String -> TagParser a
         -> TagParser a
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs
index b0adf55f5..5b0d9b6b4 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ module Text.Pandoc.Shared (
                      -- * Pandoc block and inline list processing
                      orderedListMarkers,
                      normalizeSpaces,
+                     extractSpaces,
                      normalize,
                      stringify,
                      compactify,
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as B8
 import Text.Pandoc.Compat.Monoid
 import Data.ByteString.Base64 (decodeLenient)
+import Data.Sequence (ViewR(..), ViewL(..), viewl, viewr)
 
 #ifdef EMBED_DATA_FILES
 import Text.Pandoc.Data (dataFiles)
@@ -331,6 +333,20 @@ isSpaceOrEmpty Space = True
 isSpaceOrEmpty (Str "") = True
 isSpaceOrEmpty _ = False
 
+-- | Extract the leading and trailing spaces from inside an inline element
+-- and place them outside the element. 
+
+extractSpaces :: (Inlines -> Inlines) -> Inlines -> Inlines
+extractSpaces f is = 
+  let contents = B.unMany is
+      left  = case viewl contents of
+                    (Space :< _) -> B.space
+                    _            -> mempty
+      right = case viewr contents of
+                    (_ :> Space) -> B.space
+                    _            -> mempty in
+  (left <> f (B.trimInlines . B.Many $ contents) <> right)
+
 -- | Normalize @Pandoc@ document, consolidating doubled 'Space's,
 -- combining adjacent 'Str's and 'Emph's, remove 'Null's and
 -- empty elements, etc.