improved r2h2 detecton for new syllable starts

R2H2.lua

@@ -92,14 +92,11 @@ function convertToHeonian(text)
 			local new_syllable = false 
 			-- this is true when a new syllable begins, and is used to distinguish normal vowels and consonants from trailing ones
 			
-			if string.sub(text,i,i) == " "
+			if i == 1 then new_syllable = true end
-			or string.sub(text,i,i) == "\t" 
+			
+			if string.sub(text,i,i) == "\t" 
 			or string.sub(text,i,i) == "-" then  -- check if its an unsupported symbol to skip it.
 				-- adjust i
-				if string.sub(text,i,i) == " " then -- spaces are exception
-					transcribed_text = transcribed_text .. " "
-					new_syllable = true
-				end				
 				i = i + 1
 				pos = i
 				char_step = false
@@ -107,7 +104,12 @@ function convertToHeonian(text)
 			-- init checkup
 			if string.sub(text,i,i) == "." 
 			or string.sub(text,i,i) == "'"
+			or string.sub(text,i,i) == " "
 			or string.sub(text,i,i) == "’" then  -- this forces the new syllable, since . is the syllable separator, also skips the symbol and repositions
+				if string.sub(text,i,i) == " " then -- spaces are exception
+					transcribed_text = transcribed_text .. " "
+					new_syllable = true
+				end				
 				-- debug log
 				if debug then print("") end
 				if debug then print(" @[".. tostring(i).."]"..debug_s.." new syllable MARKER found") end

input.txt

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ESH'NYUI
 	relfur yu meluton mimiku'pash~
 
 LU'NYA
-	'o, relfur chu parefaka'nya…
+	o'o, relfur chu parefaka'nya…
 	be'nyui-babanlafura yu meluton naomiminku dre?
 
 ESH'NYUI

test.html

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ LU'NYA
 nyan'pash! balfur yu e she polika'nya dre?
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-!      ?
+!      ?
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-roman">
 	
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ LU'NYA
 aa, anko!
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-, !
+, !
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-roman">
 (po'nyash!)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ESH'NYUI
 ba yu e wawote to pu mipura lili'nya dre? 
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-        ? 
+        ? 
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-roman">
 uwu
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ LU'NYA
 relfur chu mya pu yu mya relfur lup apatka'nya faka'nya'pash ponme mya wawote polika'nya peekaka'nya'pash.
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-              
+              
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ mi'shi'pash~
 balfur yu e ton polika'nya dre?
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-     ?
+     ?
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ relfurla mya ton polika'nya yu meluton ka'nya!
 balfurla yu dra?
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-  ?
+  ?
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ ESH'NYUI
 relfurla yu esh'dre mya ton polika'nya yu puroton ka'nya~
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-        ~
+        ~
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-roman">
 relfur yu shi'ro'bae'pu yu pon'ya ka'nya~
@@ -347,16 +347,16 @@ LU'NYA
 </span>
 </div>
                 <p class="convo-roman">
-'o, relfur chu parefaka'nya…
+o'o, relfur chu parefaka'nya…
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-',   …
+,   …
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-roman">
 be'nyui-babanlafura yu meluton naomiminku dre?
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-    ?
+    ?
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ ESH'NYUI
 uu, relfur yu naomiminku mya mimifuku mya ton ka'nya...
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-,        .
+,        .
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-roman">
 relfur yu guraton to meluton mimifuku.. 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ ishi-balfur yu mishi'pash!
 balfur chu mya arilaen yu en ka'nya peekaka'nya fa'dre?
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-        ?
+        ?
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ yesh-balfur yu mishi'pash~
 relfur yu ari'laen parefaka'nya, balfur yu pareka'nya dra?
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-   ,    ?
+   ,    ?
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ LU'NYA
 relfur chu arilaen dedaka'nya. 
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-    
+    
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-roman">
 imanla rila shashka'nya'pash. 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ imanla rila shashka'nya'pash.
 imanla shoo chu ike to pikeshe ka'nya. 	
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-       
+       
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ imanla shoo chu ike to pikeshe ka'nya.
 relfur chu arilaenlan luka'nya'pash.
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-   
+   
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ ESH'NYUI
 arilaenla shoo chu pikeshe fuka'nya'bash dra?
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-     ?
+     ?
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ gao chu relfur yu fayu kan'ya.
 relfur chu arilaen dedaka'nya.
                 </p>
                 <p class="convo-heonian">
-   
+   
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>