Patrick Gallagher wrote: > > Jay Garcia wrote: > > On 16/08/02 10:16, Rob Stow Replied As Follows: > > > > --- Original Message --- > > > > > >>Up here in the land north of Yankee-land we were taught > >>that there should be one space after a period, except when > >>a period was used to indicate the end of a sentence, in which > >>case two spaces should be used. > >> > >>The reason for this has nothing to do with that nonsense > >>about monospaced fonts that someone else suggested: we > >>were using the double-space rule even with handwriting. > >> > >>We were taught this rule right from kindergarten and hence had > >>about 10 years of practice with it before *some* of us > >>took typing classes in high school - computers in schools were > >>still about a decade away at the time I graduated in 1983. > >> > >>When I look at things written by my nephews (ages 12 and 14) > >>it is apparent that this rule is still being taught in > >>Canadian schools. > >> > > > > > > More nonsense ??? > > > > I consider Adobe to be an authority on the subject of fonts, etc. > > > > Here, read this, especially the "Why space-space is a no-no". > > > > http://www.adobe.com/print/tips/felici20001030/main.html > > According to those rules, IF you're using a monospace font (such as > Courier) two spaces is appropriate... if you're using a proportional > font, one space is better. In the end, it's best to stick with what > you're comfortable with, and what looks best to you :) > > -- > > Patrick > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To me, a proportional spaced font looks like one forgot to space enough between sentences if only one space is left. It seems to me that two spaces really isn't necessary in monospaced fonts, but IS in proportional spacing, since the period is one of those very narrow characters, thus making a rather small space after it look inadequate. In any case, after over 50 years using a typewriter, I would probably be unable to change. -- Ron Hunter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
