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>My editor yesterday told me to globally change my 2 spaces
>after each sentence to 1 space after each sentence. The
>two-space habit is so engrained that I don't know if I
>can switch. I also think this is a bit of personal preference.
>What do you think? In the age of desktop publishing, have you
>switched to the single space? (I have heard a dtp guru list
>the single space as a "rule," but I still choose to space-space.)
>If it makes a difference, I was using 11-pt Palatino.
>LaVonna
>lffunkhouser -at- halnet -dot- com
When I was learning how to typeset (in 1988 on the world's oldest
Compugraphic) in college, we were told to only put a single space after a
period. The reason being that since most fonts are proportional, two
spaces are not going to fill the space for two spaces (that's what em-,
en-, and thin-spaces are for). Two spaces also usually make for a big
white space when the text is full-justified. I think the space space rule
(that everyone learned in typing class) was necessary on a typewriter, but
is not any longer. I routinely search and replace all double spaces with a
single space on everything.
That's my 2 cents worth.
Patti Waterbury
waterbp -dot- csc -at- mhs -dot- elan -dot- af -dot- mil
Disclaimer: My opinion is mine. It doesn't represent the opinion of my
employer or the installation on which I am employed.
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