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Re: [Groff] [Heirloom] Double word space after :
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Peter Schaffter |
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Re: [Groff] [Heirloom] Double word space after : |
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Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:32:55 -0500 |
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On Wed, Nov 12, 2014, Carsten Kunze wrote:
> Hello,
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> by default Heirloom troff inserts a double word space if a line
> ends with ":". Is this correct US English typography?
For typeset copy with proportionally-spaced fonts, no. For
monospaced fonts (terminal), yes, but only if sentences are
separated by two wordspaces as well.
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Peter Schaffter
http://www.schaffter.ca
Re: [Groff] [Heirloom] Double word space after :, Carsten Kunze, 2014/11/12