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
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> 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? Thank you.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Typed with BrailleTouch
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bob Fenton
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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