Robin Turner wrote:
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> 
> As for double-spacing after a sentence, you're right. LyX (or rather LaTeX,
> to which it is a front-end) does not double-space. It uses an algorithm which
> takes into account the length of the line and the number of words,
> multiplying whitespace between words, between words within a sentence
> separated by punctuation, and between sentences to different degrees (the
> only disadvantage is that after typing something like "Mr.", you have to
> remember to hit Ctrl-space, otherwise it thinks it's the end of a sentence).
> Compare the printed output from LyX/LaTeX to that produced by any
> word-processor, and you'll see the difference.

A silly question. Why does Latex use this complicated algorithm?

Michael

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