Re: [libreoffice-users] capitalization

On Sun, 29 Jan 2012, Jay Lozier wrote:

> On 01/29/2012 03:50 PM, Brad Rogers wrote:
> > On Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:25:34 -0500
> > webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hello webmaster,
> >
> > > The ignore double spaces is an option that needs to be looked.  To be
> > > honest, I do not know what it does when it is checked.  I use double
> > Stops the occurrence of two or more spaces as word gaps.  I don't use
> > it  because it also means you can't have two spaces after a full stop.
> >
> > I'm old school, I know....
> I read somewhere the two space rule between sentences is because a
> typewriter could not properly space between sentences. I believe the
> typographically correct spacing was something like 1.25 spaces between
> sentences.

I found a nice quotation on this topic: 
http://audilab.bme.mcgill.ca/~funnell/InforMed/Bacon/WP/space.html 
Short version: use a single space after a sentence.

- Robert

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