Re: RFC: new vertical layout engine

[Graham Percival]

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 08:20:45AM -0400, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi Werner (et al,),
>
>> Please use two spaces after a full stop in documentation strings for 
>> consistence.
>
> Since this is incorrect typographical practice, and Lilypond prides  
> itself on beautiful typography, I'm surprised this is the standard in  
> the docs — why/how was this decision made?

I made the decision, since it's my father's religious preference
and I follow his grammatical, typographical, and spelling rules
unless presented with overwhelming evidence to the contrary[1].  I
therefore offer to engage you with a robust round of fisticuffs in
order to settle the matter.  :)

[1] the only thing that comes to mind at the moment is using the
American "z" in words rather than the British "s".  I just think
that "-ize" looks cooler than "-ise".


I could ask him for references tomorrow if you want.

Cheers,
- Graham

PS this debate includes a built-in compromise: since I mostly look
at the docs in texinfo form, I don't notice the atrocities that
HTML performs on my carefully-crafted double-spaced periods.  So
if we continue with the status quo (double-space in the texinfo),
you single-space heathens can get the spacing you want while
reading the docs, while I get the spacing I want while reviewing
the doc source.

PPS like most religious beliefs, I can't understand why on earth
anybody would propose single-spaced sentences.  They look so ugly!
"Hey guys! Let's deliberately write stuff. Stuff that is ugly. And
harder to read. And all-round badder."