Re: [bug-gtypist] Converting legacy double spaces convention to modern single space after sentence (patch)

[geoffroy]

I've never maintained a project before, but I feel gtypist could be an 
interesting learning/first maintenance project? what is needed to maintain the 
project?

On April 1, 2018 9:00:27 AM GMT-06:00, Felix Natter <address@hidden> wrote:
>Michał Parkoła <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 11:25 AM, Felix Natter <address@hidden>
>wrote:
>>
>>     Michał Parkoła <address@hidden> writes:
>>     > I like the simplicity and availability of gtypist on almost any
>terminal-enabled device, but I am not a fan of learning the legacy
>double space method, so
>>     I've
>>     > tweaked the course files to remove it.
>>     >
>>     > Attached is a patch converting double spaces to single spaces
>(along with the instructions, where relevant).
>>     >
>>     > If you agree with this change I will also go through the other
>lessons.
>>    
>>     The question is whether this should be done programatically on
>startup,
>>     i.e. with --double-spaces option (default=off), or, as you
>proposed,
>>     statically.
>>
>> I know of no modern context where double spaces are appropriate. I'd
>just change the default/official tutorial to single spaces and if
>someone does want to
>> experience the historical version he can easily get them online.
>>  
>>
>>     Unfortunately, GTypist (2.10) currently has no maintainer. If
>anyone
>>     wants to step up, I will be glad to help.
>>
>> In the absence of an official maintainer is there any way to decide
>on changes? Who has the commit rights?
>
>I think the next maintainer shall decide this. In 2.10 (master) we have
>the problem that Tim started to use gengetopt with i18n enhancements,
>which was never finalized, so this is blocked (probably we want to
>revert to the normal getopt).
>
>Is there anybody on this list who wants to take over? I promise to
>help,
>and it's not much work :-)
>
>Cheers and Best Regards,
>-- 
>Felix Natter
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