I've been using a simple solution successfully for years.
In my own macros I wrote and use, I include the troff/groff provision
for specifying the end-of-sentence ratio
as follows: " .ss 12 20"
End-of-sentence identified by two space characters creates a space equal
to normal space times 1.66.
That way it's easy to see the end-of-space when reading typeset copy
which is much better for me than
the more commonly used single space the book publication that supposedly
saves publishers a few pages
by recovering the "wasted" white space.
I ignore the problem and just put a double space at the end of each
sentence automatically as I type copy,
and I've been doing that since I learned to type in high school my
senior year back in 1960.
On 12/19/20 3:35 AM, Ulrich Lauther wrote:
On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 10:27:01AM +0000, Dorai Sitaram wrote:
groff pretty much forces one to use two spaces after sentence-ending
punctuation, unless it's at the end of a source line.
In my opinion it is good style to start every sentence on a new source line.
This is helpful for editing the text.
Best,
ulrich
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