Index: openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tcl/tsearch2-driver-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tcl/tsearch2-driver-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.15 -r1.16
--- openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tcl/tsearch2-driver-procs.tcl	4 Apr 2005 10:38:16 -0000	1.15
+++ openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tcl/tsearch2-driver-procs.tcl	13 Apr 2005 02:41:53 -0000	1.16
@@ -247,8 +247,9 @@
 
     # remove any spaces between words and operators
     # all remaining spaces between words turn into &
-    while {[regsub {([-/@.\d\w\(\)])\s+?([-/@.\d\w\(\)])} $query {\1\&\2} query]} {}
-
+    while {[regexp {([-/@.\d\w\(\)])\s+?([-/@.\d\w\(\)])} $query]} {
+        regsub {([-/@.\d\w\(\)])\s+?([-/@.\d\w\(\)])} $query {\1\&\2} query
+    }
     # if a ! is by itself then prepend &
     regsub {(\w+?)\s*(!)} $query {\1 \& !} query
     # if there is )( then insert an & between them 
Index: openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tcl/test/tsearch2-driver-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tcl/test/tsearch2-driver-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.1 -r1.2
--- openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tcl/test/tsearch2-driver-procs.tcl	8 Mar 2005 03:22:33 -0000	1.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/tsearch2-driver/tcl/test/tsearch2-driver-procs.tcl	13 Apr 2005 02:41:53 -0000	1.2
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
             set q "(openacs or test) automated"
             aa_true "Multiple terms grouped automatic AND '[tsearch2::build_query -query $q]'" \
                 [string equal "(openacs | test) & automated" \
-                     [tsearch2::build_query -query $q]]                                    
+                     [tsearch2::build_query -query $q]]
+            set q "one a two"
+            aa_true "Single letter elements" \
+                [string equal "one & a & two" \
+                     [tsearch2::build_query -query $q]]
+
+
         }
 }