Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Bill Prince]

DOH!

bp


On 5/11/2018 11:23 AM, Mathew Howard wrote:
The best solution, is to just never write more than one sentence, that 
way you don't need to worry about it.


On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 12:03 PM, Bill Prince > wrote:


The better solution would be to have a smarter word processor that
inserts a proportionally-spaced gap between sentences. If you type
two spaces, then the word processor could decide on the width of
the gap on its own.

Google AI where are you?

um. ah. Mmm hmm.


bp


On 5/11/2018 9:30 AM, Bill Prince wrote:

The real issue is the perceived space between sentences and
whether it is greater or equal to the space between words in a
sentence.

If you're using a fixed space font, then you NEED two spaces
to make it easier to read.

If you're using a proportional spaced font, then the 2 spaces
are less important. I personally don't believe it ruins the
readability of in proportional spaced text if there's a little
more space between sentences.

So if you regularly use both fixed and proportional spaced
fonts, then the simple rule is to use 2 spaces. That way you
don't have to change your typing muscles when you switch fonts.


bp


On 5/9/2018 6:38 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:

They taught me in high school to double tap the spacebar
after a sentence.  That was 1996.  No mention of one space
that I recall. Almost nobody was using type writers at
that point.

At least they taught me to type and I'm glad for it.  I
have a colleague who hunts and pecks with two fingers on
each hand. This guy has a masters degree from Harvard, so
whenever I see him type I marvel at the thought that he
must have jammed out a 20 page thesis by hunting and pecking.

For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone
is: before or after typewriters. When we were taught
typing in middle school it was using computers and it
was single space. I was *told* that on typewriters it
was two spaces.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Mathew Howard]

The best solution, is to just never write more than one sentence, that way
you don't need to worry about it.

On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 12:03 PM, Bill Prince  wrote:

> The better solution would be to have a smarter word processor that inserts
> a proportionally-spaced gap between sentences. If you type two spaces, then
> the word processor could decide on the width of the gap on its own.
>
> Google AI where are you?
>
> um. ah. Mmm hmm.
>
>
> bp
> 
>
> On 5/11/2018 9:30 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
>
>> The real issue is the perceived space between sentences and whether it is
>> greater or equal to the space between words in a sentence.
>>
>> If you're using a fixed space font, then you NEED two spaces to make it
>> easier to read.
>>
>> If you're using a proportional spaced font, then the 2 spaces are less
>> important. I personally don't believe it ruins the readability of in
>> proportional spaced text if there's a little more space between sentences.
>>
>> So if you regularly use both fixed and proportional spaced fonts, then
>> the simple rule is to use 2 spaces. That way you don't have to change your
>> typing muscles when you switch fonts.
>>
>>
>> bp
>> 
>>
>> On 5/9/2018 6:38 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
>>
>>> They taught me in high school to double tap the spacebar after a
>>> sentence.  That was 1996.  No mention of one space that I recall. Almost
>>> nobody was using type writers at that point.
>>>
>>> At least they taught me to type and I'm glad for it.  I have a colleague
>>> who hunts and pecks with two fingers on each hand. This guy has a masters
>>> degree from Harvard, so whenever I see him type I marvel at the thought
>>> that he must have jammed out a 20 page thesis by hunting and pecking.
>>>
>>> For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or
 after typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it was using
 computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on typewriters it was
 two spaces.

>>>
>>>
>>
>

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Bill Prince]

The better solution would be to have a smarter word processor that 
inserts a proportionally-spaced gap between sentences. If you type two 
spaces, then the word processor could decide on the width of the gap on 
its own.


Google AI where are you?

um. ah. Mmm hmm.


bp


On 5/11/2018 9:30 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
The real issue is the perceived space between sentences and whether it 
is greater or equal to the space between words in a sentence.


If you're using a fixed space font, then you NEED two spaces to make 
it easier to read.


If you're using a proportional spaced font, then the 2 spaces are less 
important. I personally don't believe it ruins the readability of in 
proportional spaced text if there's a little more space between 
sentences.


So if you regularly use both fixed and proportional spaced fonts, then 
the simple rule is to use 2 spaces. That way you don't have to change 
your typing muscles when you switch fonts.



bp


On 5/9/2018 6:38 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
They taught me in high school to double tap the spacebar after a 
sentence.  That was 1996.  No mention of one space that I recall. 
Almost nobody was using type writers at that point.


At least they taught me to type and I'm glad for it.  I have a 
colleague who hunts and pecks with two fingers on each hand. This guy 
has a masters degree from Harvard, so whenever I see him type I 
marvel at the thought that he must have jammed out a 20 page thesis 
by hunting and pecking.


For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or 
after typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it 
was using computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on 
typewriters it was two spaces.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Bill Prince]

The real issue is the perceived space between sentences and whether it 
is greater or equal to the space between words in a sentence.


If you're using a fixed space font, then you NEED two spaces to make it 
easier to read.


If you're using a proportional spaced font, then the 2 spaces are less 
important. I personally don't believe it ruins the readability of in 
proportional spaced text if there's a little more space between sentences.


So if you regularly use both fixed and proportional spaced fonts, then 
the simple rule is to use 2 spaces. That way you don't have to change 
your typing muscles when you switch fonts.



bp


On 5/9/2018 6:38 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
They taught me in high school to double tap the spacebar after a 
sentence.  That was 1996.  No mention of one space that I recall. 
Almost nobody was using type writers at that point.


At least they taught me to type and I'm glad for it.  I have a 
colleague who hunts and pecks with two fingers on each hand.  This guy 
has a masters degree from Harvard, so whenever I see him type I marvel 
at the thought that he must have jammed out a 20 page thesis by 
hunting and pecking.


For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or 
after typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it was 
using computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on 
typewriters it was two spaces.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[chuck]

The doctor my mom took me to when I was little would hunt and peck out a 
prescription with a cigarette dangling from his lips.  I was amazed how well 
he could type.


-Original Message- 
From: Adam Moffett

Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 7:38 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

They taught me in high school to double tap the spacebar after a
sentence.  That was 1996.  No mention of one space that I recall.
Almost nobody was using type writers at that point.

At least they taught me to type and I'm glad for it.  I have a colleague
who hunts and pecks with two fingers on each hand.  This guy has a
masters degree from Harvard, so whenever I see him type I marvel at the
thought that he must have jammed out a 20 page thesis by hunting and
pecking.

For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or after 
typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it was using 
computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on typewriters it was 
two spaces.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Adam Moffett]

They taught me in high school to double tap the spacebar after a 
sentence.  That was 1996.  No mention of one space that I recall.  
Almost nobody was using type writers at that point.


At least they taught me to type and I'm glad for it.  I have a colleague 
who hunts and pecks with two fingers on each hand.  This guy has a 
masters degree from Harvard, so whenever I see him type I marvel at the 
thought that he must have jammed out a 20 page thesis by hunting and 
pecking.


For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or 
after typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it was 
using computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on 
typewriters it was two spaces.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Carl Peterson]

I think we can all agree that when you read something, the way it displays to 
you should have more space after a period at the end of a sentence then between 
words in the sentence.  The question is wether this should be done manually or 
as a function of the font.  I'm sure most of us agree that variable font 
spacing looks better then fixed.  We don't manually adjust the space between 
letters or words to make it look better because it is a function of the font so 
why would we manually adjust between sentences?


> On May 8, 2018, at 7:58 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, I could chime in now and claim that this list is a rare medium, well 
> done. But perhaps it is better if I wrote it as a rare medium well done. 
> 
> Jaime Solorza
> 
>> On Tue, May 8, 2018, 5:15 PM John Osmon <jos...@rigozsaurus.com> wrote:
>> Stop worrying about typeface/font.  Just remember:
>>   "single space" separates words
>>   "double space" indicates the end of a sentence
>> 
>> 
>> If you fall for the "single space between sentences" rouse, you will
>> need to rely on context to differentiate a sentence ending, vs. the
>> space between words when you abbreviate something.
>> 
>> (e.g.  "vs." in my last sentence.)
>> 
>> 
>> I'll give up double spaces when I'm forced to give up oxford commas.
>> Until then, I'll use both make my prose easier to parse.  :-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, May 08, 2018 at 08:29:50PM +, Carl Peterson wrote:
>> > So if the variable width font you are using already includes the proper
>> > amount of space after a period, about 1.5 "spaces", when you add an extra
>> > space after a period are you really putting 2.5 "spaces" after the period.
>> > 
>> > On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 7:01 PM, SmarterBroadband <li...@sbb.net> wrote:
>> > 
>> > > I do 3 after a full stop.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Gino A. Villarini
>> > > *Sent:* Monday, May 7, 2018 6:09 AM
>> > > *To:* af@afmug.com
>> > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Im a rebel,  I use 3 spaces after a dot!   2 spaces after a coma!   Lol!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > *From: *Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of "li...@packetflux.com" <
>> > > li...@packetflux.com>
>> > > *Reply-To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
>> > > *Date: *Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:04 AM
>> > > *To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
>> > > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I like spaces.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > But I want my tab key to add the correct amount of spaces for the indent.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Fortunately it seems that most editors I use to edit code have a setting
>> > > to do just that.  The ones that don't are a pain in the rear since I'm 
>> > > not
>> > > consistent in the use of tabs vs spaces since I expect my editor to do 
>> > > the
>> > > right thing and treat the tab key as a 'insert a few spaces for me' key.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > As far as single or double spaces... well, I'm a double spacing person
>> > > when I type, even though I know that a single space is considered 
>> > > 'better'
>> > > anymore due to modern typefaces inserting the correct amount of space 
>> > > with
>> > > only a single space.   HTML also ignores double spaces by default, so 
>> > > most
>> > > of the web runs on single spaces.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > *Gino A. Villarini*
>> > >
>> > > President
>> > >
>> > > Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
>> > >
>> > > On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...
>> > >
>> > > On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Double spacers o

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Jaime Solorza]

Well, I could chime in now and claim that this list is a rare medium, well
done. But perhaps it is better if I wrote it as a rare medium well done.

Jaime Solorza

On Tue, May 8, 2018, 5:15 PM John Osmon <jos...@rigozsaurus.com> wrote:

> Stop worrying about typeface/font.  Just remember:
>   "single space" separates words
>   "double space" indicates the end of a sentence
>
>
> If you fall for the "single space between sentences" rouse, you will
> need to rely on context to differentiate a sentence ending, vs. the
> space between words when you abbreviate something.
>
> (e.g.  "vs." in my last sentence.)
>
>
> I'll give up double spaces when I'm forced to give up oxford commas.
> Until then, I'll use both make my prose easier to parse.  :-)
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 08, 2018 at 08:29:50PM +, Carl Peterson wrote:
> > So if the variable width font you are using already includes the proper
> > amount of space after a period, about 1.5 "spaces", when you add an extra
> > space after a period are you really putting 2.5 "spaces" after the
> period.
> >
> > On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 7:01 PM, SmarterBroadband <li...@sbb.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I do 3 after a full stop.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Gino A.
> Villarini
> > > *Sent:* Monday, May 7, 2018 6:09 AM
> > > *To:* af@afmug.com
> > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Im a rebel,  I use 3 spaces after a dot!   2 spaces after a coma!
>  Lol!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *From: *Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of "li...@packetflux.com"
> <
> > > li...@packetflux.com>
> > > *Reply-To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> > > *Date: *Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:04 AM
> > > *To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> > > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I like spaces.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > But I want my tab key to add the correct amount of spaces for the
> indent.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Fortunately it seems that most editors I use to edit code have a
> setting
> > > to do just that.  The ones that don't are a pain in the rear since I'm
> not
> > > consistent in the use of tabs vs spaces since I expect my editor to do
> the
> > > right thing and treat the tab key as a 'insert a few spaces for me'
> key.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > As far as single or double spaces... well, I'm a double spacing person
> > > when I type, even though I know that a single space is considered
> 'better'
> > > anymore due to modern typefaces inserting the correct amount of space
> with
> > > only a single space.   HTML also ignores double spaces by default, so
> most
> > > of the web runs on single spaces.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *Gino A. Villarini*
> > >
> > > President
> > >
> > > Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
> > >
> > > On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...
> > >
> > > On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
> > >
> > > Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off
> > > our lawn.
> > >
> > > -Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
> > > To: af@afmug.com
> > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
> > >
> > > You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I
> > > was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago
> > > about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a
> single
> > > space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on,
> but
> > > this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences easier
> to
> > > read.
> > >
> > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/
> > > wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-
> > > said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_
> > > term=.b61d35728d29
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > >
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> > > <
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> >
> > >
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> > >
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Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Robert Andrews]

Had to be Apple, they always think they are right no matter who said 
what before them...


On 05/08/2018 04:35 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
I believe that is right, but who decided to drop the second space when 
it was a word processor?  Doesn't make sense to me.


Somebody post Wang I suppose.  Wang was my first exposure to word 
processing.


Then AppleWriter.

Then P-Edit which became WordPerfect.

Then Word.

-Original Message- From: Seth Mattinen
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2018 5:22 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

On 5/8/18 16:15, John Osmon wrote:

Stop worrying about typeface/font.  Just remember:
   "single space" separates words
   "double space" indicates the end of a sentence



For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or
after typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it was
using computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on
typewriters it was two spaces.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Chuck McCown]

I believe that is right, but who decided to drop the second space when it 
was a word processor?  Doesn't make sense to me.


Somebody post Wang I suppose.  Wang was my first exposure to word 
processing.


Then AppleWriter.

Then P-Edit which became WordPerfect.

Then Word.

-Original Message- 
From: Seth Mattinen

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2018 5:22 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

On 5/8/18 16:15, John Osmon wrote:

Stop worrying about typeface/font.  Just remember:
   "single space" separates words
   "double space" indicates the end of a sentence



For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or
after typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it was
using computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on
typewriters it was two spaces. 

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Chuck McCown]

Oxford comma got beat out of me in grade school for some reason.

Spacing is pretty important.  Tell me what this means:

Godisnowhere

-Original Message- 
From: John Osmon

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2018 5:15 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

Stop worrying about typeface/font.  Just remember:
 "single space" separates words
 "double space" indicates the end of a sentence


If you fall for the "single space between sentences" rouse, you will
need to rely on context to differentiate a sentence ending, vs. the
space between words when you abbreviate something.

(e.g.  "vs." in my last sentence.)


I'll give up double spaces when I'm forced to give up oxford commas.
Until then, I'll use both make my prose easier to parse.  :-)



On Tue, May 08, 2018 at 08:29:50PM +, Carl Peterson wrote:

So if the variable width font you are using already includes the proper
amount of space after a period, about 1.5 "spaces", when you add an extra
space after a period are you really putting 2.5 "spaces" after the period.

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 7:01 PM, SmarterBroadband <li...@sbb.net> wrote:

> I do 3 after a full stop.
>
>
>
> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Gino A. 
> Villarini

> *Sent:* Monday, May 7, 2018 6:09 AM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>
>
>
> Im a rebel,  I use 3 spaces after a dot!   2 spaces after a coma!   Lol!
>
>
>
> *From: *Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of "li...@packetflux.com" <
> li...@packetflux.com>
> *Reply-To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> *Date: *Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:04 AM
> *To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>
>
>
> I like spaces.
>
>
>
> But I want my tab key to add the correct amount of spaces for the 
> indent.

>
>
>
> Fortunately it seems that most editors I use to edit code have a setting
> to do just that.  The ones that don't are a pain in the rear since I'm 
> not
> consistent in the use of tabs vs spaces since I expect my editor to do 
> the

> right thing and treat the tab key as a 'insert a few spaces for me' key.
>
>
>
> As far as single or double spaces... well, I'm a double spacing person
> when I type, even though I know that a single space is considered 
> 'better'
> anymore due to modern typefaces inserting the correct amount of space 
> with
> only a single space.   HTML also ignores double spaces by default, so 
> most

> of the web runs on single spaces.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Gino A. Villarini*
>
> President
>
> Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
>
> On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:
>
> Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...
>
> On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>
> Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off
> our lawn.
>
> -Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
> To: af@afmug.com
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>
> You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I
> was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago
> about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a 
> single
> space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on, 
> but
> this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences easier 
> to

> read.
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/
> wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-
> said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_
> term=.b61d35728d29
>
>
>
> --
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> *Forrest Christian* *CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.*
>
> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602
> 
<https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602=gmail=g>
>
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>
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Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Seth Mattinen]

On 5/8/18 16:15, John Osmon wrote:

Stop worrying about typeface/font.  Just remember:
   "single space" separates words
   "double space" indicates the end of a sentence



For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or 
after typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it was 
using computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on 
typewriters it was two spaces.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[John Osmon]

Stop worrying about typeface/font.  Just remember:
  "single space" separates words
  "double space" indicates the end of a sentence


If you fall for the "single space between sentences" rouse, you will
need to rely on context to differentiate a sentence ending, vs. the
space between words when you abbreviate something.

(e.g.  "vs." in my last sentence.)


I'll give up double spaces when I'm forced to give up oxford commas.
Until then, I'll use both make my prose easier to parse.  :-)



On Tue, May 08, 2018 at 08:29:50PM +, Carl Peterson wrote:
> So if the variable width font you are using already includes the proper
> amount of space after a period, about 1.5 "spaces", when you add an extra
> space after a period are you really putting 2.5 "spaces" after the period.
> 
> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 7:01 PM, SmarterBroadband <li...@sbb.net> wrote:
> 
> > I do 3 after a full stop.
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Gino A. Villarini
> > *Sent:* Monday, May 7, 2018 6:09 AM
> > *To:* af@afmug.com
> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
> >
> >
> >
> > Im a rebel,  I use 3 spaces after a dot!   2 spaces after a coma!   Lol!
> >
> >
> >
> > *From: *Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of "li...@packetflux.com" <
> > li...@packetflux.com>
> > *Reply-To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> > *Date: *Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:04 AM
> > *To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
> >
> >
> >
> > I like spaces.
> >
> >
> >
> > But I want my tab key to add the correct amount of spaces for the indent.
> >
> >
> >
> > Fortunately it seems that most editors I use to edit code have a setting
> > to do just that.  The ones that don't are a pain in the rear since I'm not
> > consistent in the use of tabs vs spaces since I expect my editor to do the
> > right thing and treat the tab key as a 'insert a few spaces for me' key.
> >
> >
> >
> > As far as single or double spaces... well, I'm a double spacing person
> > when I type, even though I know that a single space is considered 'better'
> > anymore due to modern typefaces inserting the correct amount of space with
> > only a single space.   HTML also ignores double spaces by default, so most
> > of the web runs on single spaces.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Gino A. Villarini*
> >
> > President
> >
> > Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
> >
> > On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:
> >
> > Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...
> >
> > On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
> >
> > Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off
> > our lawn.
> >
> > -Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
> > To: af@afmug.com
> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
> >
> > You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I
> > was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago
> > about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a single
> > space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on, but
> > this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences easier to
> > read.
> >
> > https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/
> > wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-
> > said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_
> > term=.b61d35728d29
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > bp
> > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > *Forrest Christian* *CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.*
> >
> > Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602
> > <https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602=gmail=g>
> >
> > forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com
> >
> > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian>  <http://facebook.com/packetflux>
> >   <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
> >
> >
> 
> 
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Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Carl Peterson]

So if the variable width font you are using already includes the proper
amount of space after a period, about 1.5 "spaces", when you add an extra
space after a period are you really putting 2.5 "spaces" after the period.

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 7:01 PM, SmarterBroadband <li...@sbb.net> wrote:

> I do 3 after a full stop.
>
>
>
> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Gino A. Villarini
> *Sent:* Monday, May 7, 2018 6:09 AM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>
>
>
> Im a rebel,  I use 3 spaces after a dot!   2 spaces after a coma!   Lol!
>
>
>
> *From: *Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of "li...@packetflux.com" <
> li...@packetflux.com>
> *Reply-To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> *Date: *Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:04 AM
> *To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>
>
>
> I like spaces.
>
>
>
> But I want my tab key to add the correct amount of spaces for the indent.
>
>
>
> Fortunately it seems that most editors I use to edit code have a setting
> to do just that.  The ones that don't are a pain in the rear since I'm not
> consistent in the use of tabs vs spaces since I expect my editor to do the
> right thing and treat the tab key as a 'insert a few spaces for me' key.
>
>
>
> As far as single or double spaces... well, I'm a double spacing person
> when I type, even though I know that a single space is considered 'better'
> anymore due to modern typefaces inserting the correct amount of space with
> only a single space.   HTML also ignores double spaces by default, so most
> of the web runs on single spaces.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Gino A. Villarini*
>
> President
>
> Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
>
> On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:
>
> Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...
>
> On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>
> Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off
> our lawn.
>
> -Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
> To: af@afmug.com
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>
> You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I
> was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago
> about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a single
> space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on, but
> this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences easier to
> read.
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/
> wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-
> said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_
> term=.b61d35728d29
>
>
>
> --
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> *Forrest Christian* *CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.*
>
> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602=gmail=g>
>
> forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com
>
> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian>  <http://facebook.com/packetflux>
>   <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
>
>


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Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[SmarterBroadband]

I do 3 after a full stop. 

 

From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Gino A. Villarini
Sent: Monday, May 7, 2018 6:09 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

 

Im a rebel,  I use 3 spaces after a dot!   2 spaces after a coma!   Lol!

 

From: Af <af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com> > on behalf of
"li...@packetflux.com <mailto:li...@packetflux.com> " <li...@packetflux.com
<mailto:li...@packetflux.com> >
Reply-To: "af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> " <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com> >
Date: Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:04 AM
To: "af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> " <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com> >
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

 

I like spaces. 

 

But I want my tab key to add the correct amount of spaces for the indent.

 

Fortunately it seems that most editors I use to edit code have a setting to
do just that.  The ones that don't are a pain in the rear since I'm not
consistent in the use of tabs vs spaces since I expect my editor to do the
right thing and treat the tab key as a 'insert a few spaces for me' key.

 

As far as single or double spaces... well, I'm a double spacing person when
I type, even though I know that a single space is considered 'better'
anymore due to modern typefaces inserting the correct amount of space with
only a single space.   HTML also ignores double spaces by default, so most
of the web runs on single spaces.

 


 

Gino A. Villarini


President


Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968



On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com
<mailto:i...@avantwireless.com> > wrote:

Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...

On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:

Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off our
lawn.

-Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
<mailto:ja...@remotelylocated.com> 
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I was
taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com
<mailto:part15...@gmail.com> > wrote:



I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago
about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a single
space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on, but
this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences easier to
read.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-sp
ace-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredi
rect=on
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-s
pace-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?nored
irect=on_term=.b61d35728d29> _term=.b61d35728d29



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Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Chuck McCown]

tabs, normally 5 but sometimes 3 wide.

-Original Message- 
From: Robert

Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:25 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...

On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off 
our lawn.


-Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I 
was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.


Sent from my iPhone


On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:


I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago 
about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a 
single space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages 
on, but this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences 
easier to read.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29



--

bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Bill Prince]

Just the way we like you Gino. Living dangerously!


bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

On 5/7/2018 6:09 AM, Gino A. Villarini wrote:

Im a rebel, �I use 3 spaces after a dot! � 2 spaces after a coma! � Lol!

From: Af <af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>> on 
behalf of "li...@packetflux.com <mailto:li...@packetflux.com>" 
<li...@packetflux.com <mailto:li...@packetflux.com>>
Reply-To: "af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com 
<mailto:af@afmug.com>>

Date: Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:04 AM
To: "af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com 
<mailto:af@afmug.com>>

Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

I like spaces.

But I want my tab key to add the correct amount of spaces for the indent.

Fortunately it seems that most editors I use to edit code have a 
setting to do just that.� The ones that don't are a pain in the rear 
since I'm not consistent in the use of tabs vs spaces since I expect 
my editor to do the right thing and treat the tab key as a 'insert a 
few spaces for me' key.


As far as single or double spaces... well, I'm a double spacing person 
when I type, even though I know that a single space is considered 
'better' anymore due to modern typefaces inserting the correct amount 
of space with only a single space.� �HTML also ignores double spaces 
by default, so most of the web runs on single spaces.


*//*

*/Gino A. Villarini/*

President
Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968

On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com 
<mailto:i...@avantwireless.com>> wrote:


Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while
programming...

On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:

Double spacers of the world unite. Everybody else can get the
fu*k off our lawn.

-Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
<mailto:ja...@remotelylocated.com>
        Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces. For me that
is what I was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see
single space.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince
<part15...@gmail.com <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote:


I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a
couple years ago about the advantages/disadvantages and
goodness/badness of putting a single space after a
sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on,
but this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes
sentences easier to read.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29

<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29>



-- 


bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>





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Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Bill Prince]

Oh yeah! I've had that debate many times. Your tabs can be as many 
spaces as you like, except those that make tabs=3 spaces rule the earth!



bp


On 5/6/2018 7:25 PM, Robert wrote:
Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming... 

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Gino A. Villarini]

Im a rebel,  I use 3 spaces after a dot!   2 spaces after a coma!   Lol!

From: Af <af-boun...@afmug.com<mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>> on behalf of 
"li...@packetflux.com<mailto:li...@packetflux.com>" 
<li...@packetflux.com<mailto:li...@packetflux.com>>
Reply-To: "af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com>" 
<af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com>>
Date: Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:04 AM
To: "af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com>>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

I like spaces.

But I want my tab key to add the correct amount of spaces for the indent.

Fortunately it seems that most editors I use to edit code have a setting to do 
just that.  The ones that don't are a pain in the rear since I'm not consistent 
in the use of tabs vs spaces since I expect my editor to do the right thing and 
treat the tab key as a 'insert a few spaces for me' key.

As far as single or double spaces... well, I'm a double spacing person when I 
type, even though I know that a single space is considered 'better' anymore due 
to modern typefaces inserting the correct amount of space with only a single 
space.   HTML also ignores double spaces by default, so most of the web runs on 
single spaces.




Gino A. Villarini


President
Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968

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On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Robert 
<i...@avantwireless.com<mailto:i...@avantwireless.com>> wrote:
Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...

On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off our 
lawn.

-Original Message- From: 
ja...@remotelylocated.com<mailto:ja...@remotelylocated.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I was 
taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince 
<part15...@gmail.com<mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote:


I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago about 
the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a single space 
after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on, but this one 
study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences easier to read.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29



--

bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>





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Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Forrest Christian (List Account)]

I like spaces.

But I want my tab key to add the correct amount of spaces for the indent.

Fortunately it seems that most editors I use to edit code have a setting to
do just that.  The ones that don't are a pain in the rear since I'm not
consistent in the use of tabs vs spaces since I expect my editor to do the
right thing and treat the tab key as a 'insert a few spaces for me' key.

As far as single or double spaces... well, I'm a double spacing person when
I type, even though I know that a single space is considered 'better'
anymore due to modern typefaces inserting the correct amount of space with
only a single space.   HTML also ignores double spaces by default, so most
of the web runs on single spaces.

On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:

> Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...
>
> On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>
>> Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off
>> our lawn.
>>
>> -Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
>> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
>> To: af@afmug.com
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>>
>> You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I
>> was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago
>>> about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a single
>>> space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on, but
>>> this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences easier to
>>> read.
>>>
>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/
>>> 2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-
>>> science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> bp
>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>
>>>
>>


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Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Adam Moffett]

I double tap the spacebar out of habit because that's how I was taught.  
Honestly, I never notice the difference unless I'm intentionally looking 
for it.  I don't know why anyone would think it was a big deal.



-- Original Message --
From: "can...@believewireless.net" <p...@believewireless.net>
To: af@afmug.com
Sent: 5/7/2018 7:19:18 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

I was raised on two spaces as well. But after finding out that the 
"correct" modern way is one
space, I've switched. I do agree with the tabs/spaces thing when 
coding.


On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 10:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:
Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while 
programming...



On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k 
off our lawn.


-Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what 
I was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.


Sent from my iPhone


On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:


I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years 
ago about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of 
putting a single space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. 
The debate rages on, but this one study suggests that putting two 
spaces makes sentences easier to read.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29 
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29>




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bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[can...@believewireless.net]

I was raised on two spaces as well. But after finding out that the
"correct" modern way is one
space, I've switched. I do agree with the tabs/spaces thing when coding.

On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 10:25 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:

> Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...
>
>
> On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>
>> Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off
>> our lawn.
>>
>> -Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
>> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
>> To: af@afmug.com
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)
>>
>> You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I
>> was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago
>>> about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a single
>>> space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on, but
>>> this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences easier to
>>> read.
>>>
>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/
>>> 2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-
>>> science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> bp
>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>
>>>
>>

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Robert]

Trivial stuff, the real meat is tabs versus spaces while programming...

On 5/6/18 7:21 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off 
our lawn.


-Original Message- From: ja...@remotelylocated.com
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I 
was taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.


Sent from my iPhone


On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:


I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years 
ago about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting 
a single space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate 
rages on, but this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes 
sentences easier to read.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29 





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<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Chuck McCown]

Double spacers of the world unite.  Everybody else can get the fu*k off our 
lawn.


-Original Message- 
From: ja...@remotelylocated.com

Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 8:19 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I was 
taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.


Sent from my iPhone


On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:


I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago 
about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a 
single space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages 
on, but this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences 
easier to read.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29



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bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[jason]

You can tell someone's age by one or two spaces.  For me that is what I was 
taught and bugs the hell out of me when I see single space.  

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 6, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Bill Prince  wrote:
> 
> 
> I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago about 
> the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a single space 
> after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate rages on, but this one 
> study suggests that putting two spaces makes sentences easier to read.
> 
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> bp
> 
> 

Re: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)

[Chuck McCown]

That was right out of the style guide I had to use in college.
Really don't remember which one it was.  Probably MLA.

But I always use two spaces.  Totally automatic.

-Original Message- 
From: Bill Prince

Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 6:49 PM
To: Motorola III
Subject: [AFMUG] OT: One space versus two spaces (again)


I remember there being a rather exuberant discussion a couple years ago
about the advantages/disadvantages and goodness/badness of putting a
single space after a sentence versus putting two spaces. The debate
rages on, but this one study suggests that putting two spaces makes
sentences easier to read.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/?noredirect=on_term=.b61d35728d29



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bp