@for(imstuck) wrote:
@oyester wrote:
Two spaces after a period was a typewriter thing. Most modern word processors take care of the spacing after a period for you.
YES FINALLY! I have been telling people this for years. It really bothered me in college when editing other peoples' papers on the computer. The reasoning for this is typewriters had equal spacing for each character no matter what it was. Therefore, after a period it would look strange because of all the space it took up. WIth modern word processors, individual characters take up different amounts of space. Admittedly, I have never used a typewriter, but because i was taught to type by my parents and to use two spaces after a period, I was left with a tough habit to break in highschool keyboarding 8 years ago!
I should clarify: "Therefore, after a period it would look strange because of all the space it the period took up. Something to this . Effect. By adding two spaces with typewritters it made it a bit . More clear . See? However, it has since fallen by the wayside due to the reasoning mentioned above. Who says these forums are only about learning LabVIEW?!?!
