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Article #121Re: Hyphenation (Long message)
From: spw2562
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1985 19:57
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1985 19:57
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In article <3353@brl-tgr.ARPA> wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes:
> We have a chance here to overcome this hidebound
>and annoying custom, and establish instead either variable spacing for
>justified right margins, or, better yet, settle on irregular right
>margins as the new standard.
Why don't we just start wraping words without hyphens wherever they hit th
e end of the line? I think this is a whole lot easier than trying to just
ify or hypenate. 8-)
> And if no computer types do the bidding of
>those wanting hyphenation, it will simply die out as the computerized
>text-handling becomes ubiquitous.
Good idea! As of now, I sit here doing nothing the hyphenwanters say.
>Will
>
>(If you hadn't guessed by now, I am against hyphenation, and never do it
>myself. :-)
^
| what's that little jober there?? 8-)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ritcv.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!gatech!seismo!rochester!ritcv!spw2562 From: spw2562@ritcv.UUCP Newsgroups: net.internat Subject: Re: Hyphenation (Long message) Message-ID: <9066@ritcv.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Nov-85 14:57:49 EST Article-I.D.: ritcv.9066 Posted: Thu Nov 21 14:57:49 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 25-Nov-85 07:58:52 EST References: <471@harvard.ARPA> <773@mmintl.UUCP> <968@enea.UUCP> <501@harvard.ARPA> <795@mmintl.UUCP> <3353@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: spw2562@ritcv.UUCP (Stephen P. Wall) Distribution: net Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Lines: 32