[Users] word wrapping

R Kimber richardkimber at btinternet.com
Sun Oct 26 17:01:35 CET 2014


On Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:39:07 -0400
Michael A. Yetto wrote:

> As I heard the explanation, the reason for two spaces after the
> end of a sentence is due to the difficulty to see the tiny
> or faint dot left by most typewriters. The second space makes
> the end of the sentence more prominent which is unnecessary with
> a properly designed typeface.
> 
> Personally, I don't feel the loss of the second space.

I'm not entirely convinced by these historical 'reasons'; but,
aesthetically, I prefer to have two spaces, and that's what I always put
when I'm word-processing.  It just looks better.

- Richard.
-- 
Richard Kimber




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