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This horse is long since dead, and I
apologize for continuing this rather silly typographic conversation, but several
people have said this (“computer typefaces are smarter than a typewriter”). Simply put, computer typefaces are not
magic, and they do not somehow magically deduce their context and decide that
this period . is in the middle of a sentence, this one “is inside a
quote.” And this one follows a title for Mr. Brown. And so
on. A typeface (font) is a typeface by character. Periods (and
question marks and exclamation marks) have no additional space after them, or
they wouldn’t work inside a quote (like “this one.”)
You have to add a space. Or spaces. Justifier code (code that justifies text
both left and right) *is* smart,
and it adds space first at the ends of sentences, then around commas and
semi-colons, then between words, etc. But that’s not the font, and
that’s not what happens in non-justified text. What remains is the question about whether
this is good design/style. I prefer it, and think it reads better with a
larger space after the conclusion of a sentence. Your mileage may vary. From:
[email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kay Smoljak Computer typefaces are smarter than that, so the extra space is no
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