Re: pageup/pagedwn implementation

Ross A. Finlayson wrote:
Richard Bos wrote:
David Brown <david.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Richard Bos wrote:
David Brown <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The biggest step here is to find the "space" bar - it's the great big key at the bottom of your keyboard. When writing text (such as these posts), there should always be two spaces at the end of a sentence, and one after other punctuation (such as a comma).
Wrong. Two spaces after a full stop is a habit in the USA, where people
didn't learn to write until the typewriter was invented and haven't got
any more culture since we started using word processors. In the
civilised world, it's one full stop, one space.
No, two spaces after a full stop is a habit for good typewriting style in all Latin alphabet languages (including American as well as English).

Then do please explain why I've hardly ever seen anyone but a USAlien
advocate double spacing full stops, and _never_ anyone in any other
language but English.

Using just one space after a full stop is a habit from when amateurs

Simply wrong. Professionals (and yes, I work for a publisher, so I know
a handful of thosThae) never use two spaces - at least, not outside the
USA.

Richard

No, every sentence ends with two stops.

That's just the way it is.


As well, in English, thank you.

Thanks comp.lang.c,

Ross F.
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