PR 1507

lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/BlockStyle.h

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ struct BlockStyle {
   int16_t textIndent = 0;
   bool textIndentDefined = false;  // true if text-indent was explicitly set in CSS
   bool textAlignDefined = false;   // true if text-align was explicitly set in CSS
+  // Set when this block was created by a <br> element. Used by startNewTextBlock to inject
+  // a full line-height gap when the <br> block stays empty (section-break use case).
+  // NOT propagated through getCombinedBlockStyle so it can't leak into sibling blocks.
+  bool fromBrElement = false;
 
   // Combined horizontal insets (margin + padding)
   [[nodiscard]] int16_t leftInset() const { return marginLeft + paddingLeft; }
@@ -58,6 +62,9 @@ struct BlockStyle {
       combinedBlockStyle.alignment = alignment;
       combinedBlockStyle.textAlignDefined = textAlignDefined;
     }
+    // fromBrElement is never propagated — it is consumed by startNewTextBlock
+    // when the empty <br> block is merged with the following paragraph.
+    combinedBlockStyle.fromBrElement = false;
     return combinedBlockStyle;
   }