On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, 8:57:36 PM, Markus wrote: > Hi,
> Gavin Sinclair wrote in msgid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >> Why is this so? Must I surrender my beloved sentence layout? > The habit of putting two spaces after every sentence dates back to the > era of the typewriter. Whether one should stick to it is debatable. Since I use Courier New to write and view emails, I feel right at home with typewriter-era habits :) > (Sources: > http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/archives/9602/techwhirl-9602-00470.html > http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html > http://desktoppub.about.com/library/weekly/blrules-spaces.htm > http://www.evolt.org/article/Two_Spaces_After_a_Period_Isn_t_Dead_Yet/25/213/) Interesting; thanks. > As far as the word wrapping of the Bat is concerned: it is just harder > (impossible?) to come up with an algorithm that takes two spaces at > the end of sentences into account. How should this algorithm > distinguish between abbreviations and sentence ending periods (full > stops)? I find it surprising that the ALT-L command modifies spaces. I expect it to only modify newlines, leaving no problem of taking anything into account. > Regards, > Markus Thanks again, Gavin ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
