On Thursday, 29 May 2003, Jim D wrote: JD> the double space convention was a carry-over from manual JD> typewriters,
True. JD> and isn't really needed anymore. Partially true. The reason double spaces were adopted in typing was they make reading text in a monospaced font easier. You shouldn't use double spaces after full stops in modern word processors because you're normally using a proportional font. But TB! uses monospaced fonts... -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! v1.62q on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62r | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html

