The better solution would be to have a smarter word processor that
inserts a proportionally-spaced gap between sentences. If you type two
spaces, then the word processor could decide on the width of the gap on
its own.
Google AI where are you?
um. ah. Mmm hmm.
bp
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On 5/11/2018 9:30 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
The real issue is the perceived space between sentences and whether it
is greater or equal to the space between words in a sentence.
If you're using a fixed space font, then you NEED two spaces to make
it easier to read.
If you're using a proportional spaced font, then the 2 spaces are less
important. I personally don't believe it ruins the readability of in
proportional spaced text if there's a little more space between
sentences.
So if you regularly use both fixed and proportional spaced fonts, then
the simple rule is to use 2 spaces. That way you don't have to change
your typing muscles when you switch fonts.
bp
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On 5/9/2018 6:38 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
They taught me in high school to double tap the spacebar after a
sentence. That was 1996. No mention of one space that I recall.
Almost nobody was using type writers at that point.
At least they taught me to type and I'm glad for it. I have a
colleague who hunts and pecks with two fingers on each hand. This guy
has a masters degree from Harvard, so whenever I see him type I
marvel at the thought that he must have jammed out a 20 page thesis
by hunting and pecking.
For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or
after typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it
was using computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on
typewriters it was two spaces.
