On 2011 Feb 22, at 15:22, C.M. Connelly wrote: > From a typographical perspective, you should never have two spaces > after a period -- using them is a carry over from the days of > monospaced typewriter fonts.
[snip] Depends on the writing standards. In the format I'm required to use for much of my writing, even in a variable width font, a double space is required following either a sentence end (full stop, period) or a colon. The mandatory font in such cases is also Times New Roman or a close facsimile, so they are clearly cognizant of such. I can clearly see the visual difference and find myself preferring the full double space. I've seen too many cases where a single space after the sentence end ends up looking like there is no space at all leading into a wider letter like a W. But my preferences don't matter, the format required by the purpose of the writing (e.g. journalism, manuscript format, etc.) is what counts. Some formal formats have said that the double space is mandatory, others say it is forbidden, and some just don't care as long as you are consistent. ---- "The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue." Edward R Murrow (1964) Mark McCullough [email protected] _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
