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Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits
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Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits |
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Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:28:01 -0700 (MST) |
In a recent note, Chuck Martin said:
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:35:07 -0500
>
> I agree completely. One thing I've noticed about lynx that I wish was
> done differently is that rendered documents don't put two spaces after a
> period at the end of a sentence even if they're present in the source.
> It seems to me that more than one space after a period should be
> collapsed to *two* spaces instead of one. Also, a period followed by
Unfortunately, HTML syntax requires that multiple whitespace be
treated as a single blank.
> whitespace (including newlines) and then an uppercase letter should be
> assumed to be the end of a sentence, and two spaces placed at that
> point if the uppercase letter ends up on the same line in the rendered
> document.
>
"I do not love thee, Dr. Fell."
^^
Ugh.
-- gil
- lynx-dev Re: Spacing cleanups and nits, (continued)
- lynx-dev Re: Spacing cleanups and nits, brian j. pardy, 1998/12/05
- Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits, Webmaster Jim, 1998/12/05
- Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits, Henry Nelson, 1998/12/06
- Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits, David Combs, 1998/12/10
- Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits, Chuck Martin, 1998/12/10
- Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits, P.L.Sahkhar, 1998/12/11
Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits, David Combs, 1998/12/11
Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits, dickey, 1998/12/11
Re: lynx-dev Spacing cleanups and nits, dickey, 1998/12/11