The best solution, is to just never write more than one sentence, that way
you don't need to worry about it.
On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 12:03 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The better solution would be to have a smarter word processor that inserts
> a proportionally-spaced gap between sentences. If you type two spaces, then
> the word processor could decide on the width of the gap on its own.
>
> Google AI where are you?
>
> um. ah. Mmm hmm.
>
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
> On 5/11/2018 9:30 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
>
>> The real issue is the perceived space between sentences and whether it is
>> greater or equal to the space between words in a sentence.
>>
>> If you're using a fixed space font, then you NEED two spaces to make it
>> easier to read.
>>
>> If you're using a proportional spaced font, then the 2 spaces are less
>> important. I personally don't believe it ruins the readability of in
>> proportional spaced text if there's a little more space between sentences.
>>
>> So if you regularly use both fixed and proportional spaced fonts, then
>> the simple rule is to use 2 spaces. That way you don't have to change your
>> typing muscles when you switch fonts.
>>
>>
>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>> On 5/9/2018 6:38 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
>>
>>> They taught me in high school to double tap the spacebar after a
>>> sentence. That was 1996. No mention of one space that I recall. Almost
>>> nobody was using type writers at that point.
>>>
>>> At least they taught me to type and I'm glad for it. I have a colleague
>>> who hunts and pecks with two fingers on each hand. This guy has a masters
>>> degree from Harvard, so whenever I see him type I marvel at the thought
>>> that he must have jammed out a 20 page thesis by hunting and pecking.
>>>
>>> For me it's quite literally a tell for how old someone is: before or
>>>> after typewriters. When we were taught typing in middle school it was using
>>>> computers and it was single space. I was *told* that on typewriters it was
>>>> two spaces.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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