Spacing between sentences

[Matthew East]

Hi,

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 7:31 AM, Nick E. <ellery.nick at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys
>
> I was wondering if I could get confirmation on how many spaces the
> documentation uses between sentences.  I know that generally you are
> supposed to use two, but I have noticed that many have only one.

Well, actually that's fairly controversial. I personally subscribe to
the "one space" theory. Have a read of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_spacing to see the different
points of view.

> I think
> there should be a set style, but nonetheless, I'd like to know what I should
> work with.

For docbook, I don't think you need to worry about this - iirc even if
two spaces are used, this still appears as one space when converted
into html for viewing. I haven't tested it but I have a memory of this
having been discussed a long time ago and that being the conclusion.

-- 
Matthew East
http://www.mdke.org
gnupg pub 1024D/0E6B06FF