Profile bio loses line breaks (newlines) if they are adjacent to spaces

[bijanmurmu]

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bijanmurmu

Account config

{"theme":"serika_dark","themeLight":"serika","themeDark":"serika_dark","autoSwitchTheme":false,"customTheme":false,"customThemeColors":["#323437","#e2b714","#e2b714","#646669","#2c2e31","#d1d0c5","#ca4754","#7e2a33","#ca4754","#7e2a33"],"favThemes":[],"showKeyTips":true,"smoothCaret":"medium","codeUnindentOnBackspace":false,"quickRestart":"off","punctuation":false,"numbers":false,"words":25,"time":15,"mode":"time","quoteLength":[1],"language":"english","fontSize":2,"freedomMode":false,"difficulty":"normal","blindMode":false,"quickEnd":false,"caretStyle":"default","paceCaretStyle":"default","flipTestColors":false,"layout":"default","funbox":[],"confidenceMode":"off","indicateTypos":"off","compositionDisplay":"replace","timerStyle":"mini","liveSpeedStyle":"off","liveAccStyle":"off","liveBurstStyle":"off","colorfulMode":false,"randomTheme":"off","timerColor":"main","timerOpacity":"1","stopOnError":"off","showAllLines":false,"keymapMode":"off","keymapStyle":"staggered","keymapLegendStyle":"lowercase","keymapLayout":"overrideSync","keymapShowTopRow":"layout","keymapSize":1,"fontFamily":"Roboto_Mono","smoothLineScroll":false,"alwaysShowDecimalPlaces":false,"alwaysShowWordsHistory":false,"singleListCommandLine":"on","capsLockWarning":true,"playSoundOnError":"off","playSoundOnClick":"off","soundVolume":0.5,"startGraphsAtZero":true,"showOutOfFocusWarning":true,"paceCaret":"off","paceCaretCustomSpeed":100,"repeatedPace":true,"accountChart":["on","on","on","on"],"minWpm":"off","minWpmCustomSpeed":100,"highlightMode":"letter","typedEffect":"keep","typingSpeedUnit":"wpm","ads":"result","hideExtraLetters":false,"strictSpace":false,"minAcc":"off","minAccCustom":90,"monkey":false,"repeatQuotes":"off","resultSaving":true,"oppositeShiftMode":"off","customBackground":"","customBackgroundSize":"cover","customBackgroundFilter":[0,1,1,1],"customLayoutfluid":["qwerty","dvorak","colemak"],"customPolyglot":["english","spanish","french","german"],"monkeyPowerLevel":"off","minBurst":"off","minBurstCustomSpeed":100,"burstHeatmap":false,"britishEnglish":false,"lazyMode":false,"showAverage":"off","showPb":false,"tapeMode":"off","tapeMargin":50,"maxLineWidth":0,"playTimeWarning":"off"}

Current Behavior

If a user adds a newline in their bio but leaves spaces around it (for example, "Hello \n \n World"), the sanitizeString function collapses the content into a single line.

This happens because the regex /\s{3,}/g matches newline characters in addition to spaces, causing intended line breaks to be removed.

Expected Behavior

The sanitizeString function should only collapse consecutive horizontal whitespace (spaces and tabs) while preserving intentional newlines.

Multiple consecutive newlines (3+) should continue to be handled by the existing newline-specific sanitization logic.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Navigate to the profile settings page.
2. Edit your bio.
3. Enter text, add a space, press Enter, add another space, then enter more text.
4. Save the profile.
5. Observe that the newline is removed and the text is merged into a single line.

Environment

• OS: Windows 11
• Browser: Google Chrome
• Browser Version: 148.0.7778.217 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Anything else?

How I faced it: I noticed some user bios had their paragraphs completely merged into one line unintentionally. I checked the sanitizeString logic and saw the \s regex was the culprit. I would love to submit a PR to fix this if approved!

[bijanmurmu]

I would like to work on this issue. I have a solution ready to submit in a PR.