Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't find setting

Umm!! No Dave, that's what thousands of years of language and millions 
of literary academics and scholars, since time of man to present decided 
on in language standards, especially as we are referring to here, the 
English language.

Nothing to do with just HTML, a computer born programming language and 
not a literary language. The single space IS universally accepted as the 
norm for correct spacing in whatever medium we are writing / typing / 
printing in. It's what individuals do and teach incorrectly, but 
unchallenged on the whole, in adding double spaces between sentences. 
What one does and what is a standard is two different things.

Regards

Andrew Brown

On 15/08/2013 08:04 PM, Dave Liesse wrote:
> Well, that's what someone decided, and it is the standard for HTML, 
> but it still is not universally accepted.  A double space, whatever 
> minimal width the space is, makes it clear that a sentence has ended.  
> There is an obvious difference from a single space following an 
> abbreviation, for example.  I don't expect a word processor to 
> eliminate extra spaces (and I long ago disabled that "correction").
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> On 8/14/2013 20:38, Brian Barker wrote:
> > At 21:23 14/08/2013 -0500, Michael Morse wrote:
> > > For some reason, I am no longer able to make a series of spaces 
> > > using the space bar.  After one space, pressing the space bar will 
> > > not advance the cursor.
> >
> > Rejoice!  This is how all word processors should work. Countable 
> > spaces exist only in Typewriterland.  With proper type faces, the 
> > space between words is anything from a minimum value up to whatever 
> > is required to range across a line.  The spacebar no longer 
> > represents an actual amount of space but merely indicates a word 
> > break in the text.  If you need to space material differently, you do 
> > it properly - using tabs, tables, frames, or whatever.
> >
> > > I don't remember changing anything so I have no idea where to even 
> > > begin to look for whatever setting I assume I must have changed to 
> > > cause this behavior.  Can someone help me how please?
> >
> > Yes: forget about multiple spaces and set up proper spacing using the 
> > correct facilities of your word processor, whichever that is.
> >
> > (Oh, but if you really want to fossilize in Typewriterland in the 
> > previous millennium, go to Tools | AutoCorrect Options... | Options 
> > and remove the tick from "Ignore double spaces".  And hang your head 
> > in shame.)
> >
> > ;^)
> >
> > I trust this helps.
> >
> > Brian Barker


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