On 7 Jun 2015, at 20:16, Gary Hull wrote:
On 8 Jun 2015, at 2:44, Ben Klebe wrote:
The autocorrect is system-wide in Cocoa text fields. To change it, go
to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Text and uncheck “Correct
spelling automatically.” Strangely though I can’t replicate this
behavior and furthermore why would you want two spaces after a
period?
Please don't open that can of worms on the mailing list!:
…he said, and then wrenched the can open further.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html
Although I agree: two spaces after a period should have died with
manual monospace typewriters.
You and Manjoo are wrong: the wider post-sentence spacing was not a
quirky, transient artifact of typewriters or monospace fonts, but has
literal centuries of precedent and tradition behind it:
http://www.heracliteanriver.com/?p=324
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