On Apr 11, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote:
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Bill Foote <bi...@jovial.com> wrote:
Is there an easy way for me to get rid of the "You cannot ...
Please read the
tutorial" message? I know that typing two spaces that way doesn't
change the
layout, and I'm more-or-less fine with LyX auto-deleting the
space. I'm
completely fine with TeX not changing the formatting based on
"extra" spaces.
With all that said, I'd prefer that LyX stop nagging. I know
already!
Start ignoring it. :) This is what I did. Besides, it's a good idea to
always show it, so as to quickly and clearly explain new users what
happens and why. LyX cannot know whether the user typing _knows_ it
already or not.
I'm not going to adjust my typing style, because most of the time
when I type,
putting two spaces after a period or some other punctuation is the
right thing
to do.
Likely TeX/LaTeX would disagree.
The author of The Elements of Typographical Style, Robert Bringhurst,
has this to say about putting two spaces after a period:
In the nineteenth century, which was a dark and inflationary age in
typography and type design, many compositors were encouraged to
stuff extra space between sentences. Generations of twentieth
century typists were then taught to do the same, by hitting the
spacebar twice after every period. Your typing as well as your
typesetting will benefit from unlearning this quaint Victorian
habit. As a general rule, no more than a single space is required
after a period, colon or any other mark of punctuation.
LyX is just nudging you along the path of unlearning.
Bruce
