> On Fri, Aug 27, 1999, Doug wrote:
> > > > -# this file, but rather in /etc/defaults/rc.conf. Please check this file
> > > > +# this file, but rather in /etc/defaults/rc.conf. Please check that file
>
> > Well, that was definitely the old typographical convention, but in
> > the digital age it's fallen into disfavor. It was easier to delete the
> > second space to make them all consistent, but I can go with double spaces
> > if that's the consensus.
>
> I've never heard of that. I've always found that two spaces
> after end-of-sentence punctuation makes things easier to read!
>
> (Don't think I don't appreciate this, I just love to nitpick. :)
I vote for two spaces after the period before the start of a new sentence.
Even in the digital age, I've always found that the two spaces make
for better reading of text. I think that most of our formatting
tools do this too (please don't flame me if I'm wrong :-).
-Mike
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