> PS -- it is very correct, it is NOT something for old English > teachers. > The Chicago manual, the latest Strunk and White editions, and many > others, still use it. Just because a random entry in Wikipedia and > the > AP don't do it, doesn't mean it's not right... And browsers don't > do it > because it's easier to collapse all spaces, not because it's right.
It became popular for an technology which is now rarely used, and it is not "right" neither is it "wrong", just unnecessary. Some places still require it, most don't. Modern typography does not require two spaces to remain legible - which is the reason for doing it. Why am I raising this? Because all these fixes are very messy and complicated for something which has little value to the reader of your web site. If you need something with double spaces following a period, then put it in an RTF file and let them download the file set as you want. See reference from MLA Style Guide FAQ below: > How many spaces should I leave after a period or other concluding > mark of punctuation? > > Publications in the United States today usually have the same > spacing after a punctuation mark as between words on the same line. > Since word processors make available the same fonts used by > typesetters for printed works, many writers, influenced by the look > of typeset publications, now leave only one space after a > concluding punctuation mark. In addition, most publishers' > guidelines for preparing a manuscript on disk ask authors to type > only the spaces that are to appear in print. > > Because it is increasingly common for papers and manuscripts to be > prepared with a single space after all punctuation marks, this > spacing is shown in the examples in the MLA Handbook and the MLA > Style Manual. As a practical matter, however, there is nothing > wrong with using two spaces after concluding punctuation marks > unless an instructor or editor requests that you do otherwise. - http://www.mla.org/style/style_faq/style_faq3 ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
