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From: Chuq Von Rospach
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 1990 23:38
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 1990 23:38
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shahn@hstbme.mit.edu (Samuel Hahn) writes: >Back in the old typewriter days, TWO spaces after a period was the standard. >Now, however, it seems like people are using only ONE space. >Which is correct? The quick and dirty rule of thumb would be to use two spaces with a monospace font and one spave with a proportional (typeset) font (assuming a laser printer or better -- for dot-matrix, you probably want to use two spaces all the time). -- Chuq Von Rospach <+> chuq@apple.com <+> [This is myself speaking] Rumour has it that Larry Wall, author of RN, is a finalist in the race for the Nobel Peace Prize for his invention of the kill file.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!chuq From: chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Typesetting formats... Message-ID: <38336@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 4 Feb 90 23:38:59 GMT References: <1990Feb4.224159.26586@athena.mit.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: Fictional Reality: where your dreams can come true Lines: 17