Thursday, February 01, 2001, 8:58:07 PM, Marck wrote:
MDP> Well, I stopped smoking in Nov 1999 after 26 years. There are a lot of
MDP> people changing that habit too.
Just between you and me, Marck, comparing smoking, a disgusting habit that
shortens and degrades life spans, with putting two spaces after a period at
the end of a sentence is a bit much.
MDP> I also stopped having a mug of coffee
MDP> for every waking hour of the day at the same time. Habits *can* be
MDP> unlearned when they are seen to be inappropriate.
But there is *nothing* inappropriate about putting two spaces after a
period at the end of a sentence. Many people think it improves
readability. The comparison, and the term 'inappropriate', seem
inappropriate to me. <g> If large numbers of people think it improves
readability, then coders should accommodate that view.
MDP> I'm not telling you that you must - or even /should/ - change your
MDP> habits.
<whew> Thank goodness.
MDP> I'm just making the philosophical point that it is an option
MDP> available to you :-).
Switching e-mail clients would be another option, I guess. <g>
MDP> Seriously though, there is nothing TB can do other than obey what you
MDP> are typing. How is TB (or the programmers teaching the editor how to
MDP> respond) supposed to know that the space you *typed* at the start of a
MDP> new line is *not* supposed to be an indentation in this instance?
It's a good question, but I'm sure there must be a way to do it. I can't
help but believe knottier problems have been solved by computer engineers
in the past. ^_^
Yuki
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