- From: Nick Nussbaum <nickn@harlequin.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:43:55 -0700
- To: Peter Flynn <pflynn@curia.ucc.ie>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
At 09:56 AM 9/23/96 +0100, you wrote: > Formally, in the English language there are situations apon which extra > space is inserted between items. Some examples include the two space > after a period ending a sentence > >No, this is an antique convention or artifice from the days of the >typewriter. Printers in English tradiotionally insert a small amount >of extra space after a period, but not usually as much as a two whole >letter-spaces from a fixed-width font would imply. To try to insert >that much space when using a proportionally spaced font will probably >look very strange. It is true that "french spacing" is considered an obsolete typographical style in american typography, and it makes most contemporary typographers cringe. I believe that it is still considered an important style in France and other parts of Europe. If any typographer from Italy or France is reading the list, I'd appreciate hearing a comment. I also believe that inserting a non-breakig space is the way it is usually specified in those areas.
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