You're really close
text - [$1/$2] - "$F" - $AS text yEnc
Would compact. They're doing
text - [$1 / $2] - "$F" - $AS text yEnc
Spaces between the numbers and the slash. This compacts in Newsbin but, the inserter isn't as current as Newsbin is. We'll have to update the inserter to match Newsbin.
What I don't understand - who is responsible for compacting? Newsbin itself or the Internet Search?
The thing that does the inserting and compacting is derived from Newsbin. As Newsbin gets better at it, so does the inserter. Currently Newsbin is better at it than the inserter is. It'll need to be updated. Because it's a production system though, I'll get a new one to Dex and he'll have to test it awhile before production can be updated.
Thanks.