> I agree wholeheartedly, one of my pet peeves as well, especially after > battling it through the early days of desktop publishing in the 80s. This > isn't a matter of grammar or standards, it's a matter of correct use of > punctuation.
James, I think you and Chris are missing Lachlan's point. Other posts in this thread have covered the "double spaces are not relevant now" argument, and that they are not official part of punctuation. Those are separate issues that almost everyone has agreed with so far. Lachlan's point was specifically about making content more readable for specific groups of users. If this technique was found to be valuable for some groups, such as those who experience reading difficulties, then it could be useful on certain sites. It could be set up in such a way that it did not interfere with users who did not wish this function. The site could have a customisation tool that included an "easy read" option - which added space around content and an extra space after sentences. So, in this case, it has nothing to do with grammar, it is about accessibility. Russ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
