Redcloth upwards - Aug 2006 - emdash vs <del>

Hey guys.  Is this a bug or what?

 >> RedCloth.new("First part -- middle part -- end
part.").to_html
=> "<p>First part <del>- middle part -</del> end
part.</p>"

But http://textism.com/tools/textile/index.php says the output should  
be:

<p>First part&#8212;middle part&#8212;end part.</p>

Thing is, I *want* textism.com''s output.  Here''s my
workaround:

 >> RedCloth.new("First part-- middle part -- end
part.").to_html
=> "<p>First part&#8212;middle part&#8212;end
part.</p>"

(No space after ''First part'')

That''s a little less natural for the non-techies who will be entering  
Textile data on my site.  Is this a known issue, or is RedCloth  
correct?  Thanks.

--
Chris Wanstrath
http://errtheblog.com



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