From:	David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject:	Re: [OT] One space or two? (Was Re: [NAGTTW])
Date:	Tue, 2 Dec 1997 13:37:10 -0700

Les Ward wrote:
)>I'm trying to type this paragraph with only once space. It's not that
)>hard.. I just have to add an extra backspace after each period. I've never
)>really noted any difference between the two styles -- I always use two
)>spaces, as I learned to type on a typewriter. Does anyone else notice a
)>difference? (Besides Wordman?:)
)
)Take something like a Shadowrun book. 2 columns of text at 9 or 10 points.
)Make one column with two-spaces and the other with one. In this case (which
)I use a lot q.v. Combined NAGEE, etc.) it makes a huge difference,
)especially if you use justified text.
)
)More of a page-layout thing than an essay thing, I suppose.

I've run into similar situations where what I had had one space after
the period and I wanted two. First I did a find and replace to
change all of the exising two space periods to one space periods.
Then I did a find and replace to change them all to two space
periods. Then its a matter of going through the document and fixing
periods for abbreviations and the like (of which there aren't very
many, so it goes quickly).

-David
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