Re: Two Spaces After a Period???

Subject: Re: Two Spaces After a Period???
From: Barry Campbell <barry -at- WEBVERANDA -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 10:25:25 -0400

At 10:07 AM 5/19/98 +0000, Jennifer Hines wrote:

>Is leaving two spaces after a period now considered "old school"?

If you're using a typewriter or monospaced font, you might wish to
leave two spaces after a period. If you're using a proportionally-spaced
font, two spaces will leave an unsightly gap; one is plenty. :-)

More a case of "new tools" than "old school."

Hope this helps.

Barry
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