[Bf-docboard] Style Suggestion - Double Space after Period?

[Wayne Campbell]

On googling I see I have stumbled into a controversial area.   Who knew
that the norm was to have no space.  It doesn't seem as readable, but I can
see this isn't one that I am going to win.

...  suggestion withdrawn.


On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 3:46 PM, Wayne Campbell <wayneinbc at gmail.com> wrote:

> But even your note has at least a single space after the periods.   The
> blender docs have no space.
>
>
> On Sunday, January 25, 2015, Nicholas Rishel <rishel.nick at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> To be more specific as to why: double space after a period is a carry
>> over from monospaced type typewriters; computers eliminate this need
>> because most commonly used fonts are proportionally spaced. I don't think a
>> compelling argument can be made that this is useful because double space is
>> considered neither good practice nor a common convention.
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Jaagup Irve <jaagup.irve at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This is creepy. No, please, no :)
>>>
>>> J.
>>>
>>> On 25 January 2015 at 20:38, Wayne Campbell <wayneinbc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > It makes for easier reading to have a double space after the period
>>> ending a
>>> > sentence.  Our latest formatted docs have no space at all -  the next
>>> > sentence is pressed up against the period.   What do others think?  Is
>>> this
>>> > something that should be on the list to fix?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Wayne
>>> >
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