Spacing between sentences

[Nick E.]

Alright then, I'll leave it at whatever it appears as.

Thanks,
Nick

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 3:09 AM, Matthew East <mdke at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
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