Re: Multiple spaces converted into one

On 5/09/2006, at 9:45 AM, Greg Noel wrote:

>
> Second, how do browsers deal with an em-space?  Do they set it  
> wider than a standard space?  Will they break there?  If so, would  
> it be better to convert a typed space-space sequence into an em- 
> space?  (I wouldn't think so, but it's worth asking.)
>

drifting OT ;-)
I never used hot lead, but I understand that the space-space  
convention came from many years bad habits on mechanical typewriters  
which could not insert a "true" em-space. Some computer proportional  
fonts have added trailing space in the "period" character, to  
eliminate the need for two ASCII spaces at the end of a sentence.

Now that we have a unicode em-space, and browsers that recognise it  
(and behave accordingly ;-) content providers who wish to use an em- 
space, should insert   or   or at least their editor eg.  
Amaya should optionally do it for them. I know that we can use  
xml:space="preserve", but there are many internal parts of the html  
engine (see RFCs) which require white space to be condensed to a  
single character, and real-world browsers let this behaviour leak out  
into the content area...



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Peter Kerr      Snr Technician
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