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I think it is far easier to read with two spaces, even in proportional fonts; on web pages I even add a Unicode non-breaking space after the period so that the
by makecheck 10y ago
I think it is far easier to read with two spaces, even in proportional fonts; on web pages I even add a Unicode non-breaking space after the period so that the browser will not absorb it.
- DerekL 10y agoWhat you should do instead is use an en or em space. Some people put a regular space and then a non-breaking space after the period. But this is a really bad idea, because if the line is broken after the sentence, the non-breaking space is attached to the start of the next sentence, so it gets indented.
- makecheck 10y agoNon-breaking is much more convenient. On the Mac I can use Option-space to insert a non-breaking space and continue, whereas another variant of space would require something more (like a key palette). And I attach the non-breaking space to the period, followed by a normal space so wrapping seems fine.
- milesrout 10y agoNo, what you should do is just put a space or two spaces. You should not try to reinvent typography. Two spaces means that if software wants to try to find sentences, it can easily do so, but will still render properly (as a single space) if not.