Mike, This is cut from the wikipedia entry for non-breaking space, which refers to it as NBSP.
Explanation The difference between an NBSP and a normal space is that, when a string including the NBSP comes at the end of the line, and is too long to fit, it will move the whole string to the next line (including the strings that the NBSP connects to). This is analogous to how normal strings wrap. For example, the string "ambidextrously" will never be "broken", and neither will the string "am bi dextrous ly" when the spaces are nonbreaking. Use as non-collapsing whitespace A second common application of the NBSP characters is in plain text file formats for word processing applications (e.g., SGML, HTML, TeX, LaTeX) that treat sequences of white-space characters (such as space, newline, tabulator, form feed, etc.) exactly as if they were a single character. Such collapsing of whitespace allows the author of the plain text file to neatly arrange the text in this form (e.g., by line breaks and indentation), without affecting the typeset result of the line-breaking algorithm. The no-break space character is not merged with any other neighboring whitespace characters in such applications, and can therefore be used by an author to explicitly insert additional visible space in the formatted text. Keyboard entry methods None of the existing national or international standards on keyboard layouts currently define an input method for the NBSP character. Therefore, the authors of keyboard drivers or application programs (e.g., word processors) had to invent their own keyboard shortcuts. For example: CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE: Microsoft Word CTRL+SPACE: WordPerfect, OpenOffice.org CTRL+K N S: vim (see vim digraphs) OPTION+SPACE: Mac OS ALT+0160: Microsoft Windows Insert | Symbol dialog box (Latin-1 subset, after ~): many office applications Clear now?! Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike & Barbara Brunner Sent: 31 March 2008 12:33 To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] Unbreaking Space Keystroke Hi All, Can someone please tell me what the keystroke foran unbreaking space is, the purpose of an unbreaking space,and the best way to erase/delete an unbreaking space? All replies will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much. Mike Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - www.blackspider.com Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
