On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:01:04 +1300, Michael Adams wrote: >> I've always been in the habit of adding an extra space between >> sentences. It simply looks better, because each sentence stands out by >> itself. When you get into type setting, there's a whole list of rules >> for making text look right. Back when metal type was used, there were >> spaces called N quads and M quads. They were the same with as the >> letter, but didn't print. You'd use an N quad between words in a >> sentence and M quads between sentences.
Wasn't there something about measuring actual width of the letter? I seem to recall 1/2 for "l" 1 for "J" and 1 & 1/2 for "W" (for example) -- Mark C. Miller, Indianapolis IN, USA --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
