Hi Bob, I won't belabour the point because I risk being off topic, but this isn't correct. Here's just one of many sources I was able to look up to substantiate what I'm saying. http://abovethelaw.com/2011/08/small-firms-big-lawyers-a-period-piece/#more-90526 On 3/02/2013, at 9:53 AM, Robert Fenton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jonathan, that is not the practice that is used in the legal profession, > hence my earlier statement. Our rules of court still mandate two spaces after > a period. > > Bob Fenton > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2013-02-02, at 11:33 AM, Jonathan Mosen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Bob, putting two spaces after a full stop/period was dropped quite some >> time ago. The convention now is not to do it. >> >> Jonathan >> On 3/02/2013, at 5:59 AM, Robert Fenton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The point David is that you want the app to be both as convenient and >>> usable as possible. In my profession, two spaces after a period is still >>> the accepted standard for submitting written work. Leaving it to people to >>> insert extra spaces themselves could lead to confusion especially among >>> those learning braille who are now having to learn a new set of formatting >>> rules. By doing nothing, we are in a sense creating a set of conventions >>> that if you write braille with braille touch, you have to format your >>> braille as if you were preparing a print text. How does that assist braille >>> teachers with teaching braille formatting rules? >>> >>> Just some more thoughts to consider. >>> >>> Bob Fenton >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 2013-02-02, at 9:47 AM, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Actually, the two spaces after a period rule is changing. Nowadays, many >>>> documents are written with just one space after the period. >>>> >>>> My suggestion is that no formatting algorithm be created. Instead, like >>>> with most things, formatting should be the responsibility of the >>>> individual author. >>>> >>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On 03/02/2013, at 3:54, Robert Fenton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello everybody: >>>>> >>>>> there is another difference in formatting between braille and print we >>>>> need to account for. In print, two spaces follow a periojd, whereas in >>>>> braille it is only one. can we add this into a formatting conversion >>>>> algorythm as well? 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