Bob, This happens in some other cases as well. I see it in some web mail interfaces. The Non-Breaking space is actually a different character than a regular space as is the "non-breaking hyphen that one sometimes sees. It causes the spaces after a period to be kept in tact if they happen to occur at the end of a line and the line is wrapped. I haven't experimented with this, but I would guess that in some cases, a line could be wrapped between the two spaces following a period which would be irregular. Usually you can also type a non-breaking space when you want words to be kept together as if they were one long word, avoiding a line break from occurring in the middle of the phrase. This is far more common with hyphens, but could be useful with spaces as well.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:36:24 -0700, Robert Ringwald wrote: >XP, OE, WE2. >I asked this question before and no one responded. >While writing an email in Outlook Express, why does WE say "non breaking >space" sometimes instead of saying "space?" > >--Bob Ringwald >www.ringwald.com >Fulton Street Jazz Band >916/806-9551 >When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the >other half is going to take care of them, >and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because >somebody else is going to get what they work for, >that my dear friend, is about the end of ANY nation. >Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931 - 2005 >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. >If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage >your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
