I learned to type on a typewriter (both mechanical and electric) back in the 1980s, and it was two spaces then.
Personally I don't care and I'll go with whatever is suggested. Tim On 19/11/14 13:24, Nick Veitch wrote: > It should be a single space, unless the comments are being written on a > typewriter. To someone in the US. In the 1960s. > > On Nov 18, 2014 6:15 PM, "Jesse Meek" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I take that as +1 from Dave. > > On 19/11/14 13:13, David Cheney wrote: > > To quote Butterick's > http://practicaltypography.__com/one-space-between-__sentences.html > <http://practicaltypography.com/one-space-between-sentences.html> > > "> I think two spaces look better so that’s what I’m going to use. > > I’m telling you the rule. If you want to put personal taste > ahead of > the rule, I can’t stop you. But personal taste doesn’t make the > rule > evaporate. It’s like saying “I don’t like how subjunctive-mood > verbs sound, so I’m never going to use them.” > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Jesse Meek > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I'm coming across double spaces after a full stop in > comments. Some consider > this an error, others an intentional style that makes the > comment cleaner to > read. > > Yes, it's a minor point but in the name of consistency and > avoiding future > review ping pong on the issue, I'm calling for a vote: > > Should we have a single space after full stops in comments? > http://xkcd.com/1285/ > > Please reply +1 for yes to one space, -1 for no to one > space. I'll tally up > votes on Friday and update our style guide accordingly. > > My vote: +1 > > -- > Juju-dev mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/__mailman/listinfo/juju-dev > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/juju-dev> > > > > -- > Juju-dev mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/__mailman/listinfo/juju-dev > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/juju-dev> > > > -- Juju-dev mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/juju-dev
