Where do the extra spaces go?

[Vilac]

Ok, so here's the deal:

Everytime I type...whether that be a post, or a letter or an email...I am rather anal in the aspect that after a period you must have two spaces. I've always been that way. It's just something that's part of me now, and when I see something other than that, it tends to bug me somewhat.

Lately I've been noticing that after my posts are made, that somehow my second space after my period is missing. That's right folks...there is a conspiracy afoot. Someone is stealing my spaces.

Anyone else noticing the same, or should I just head over to the clinic and have myself put on heavy meds?

Let me know.

Or......."Discuss".
heh

V~

 

[RawHumor]

Between words, the extra space should remain in tact, but don't quote me on that.

Actually, in electronic media, they are now teaching that one space after a sentence is okay. I just about freaked when I heard that.

 

[Vilac]

Actually, in electronic media, they are now teaching that one space after a sentence is okay. I just about freaked when I heard that.

Really? Hmm.

Well...I want to complain! Isn't that a form of censorship? I mean I deliberately put those spaces there after my periods. To have them removed is in effect editing my text. I'm offended.

Damn it to hell.

Anyhow...I'm about as shocked as you were to hear that one space is allowed now. This is the first I've heard of it.

V~

 

[RawHumor]

It's a conspiracy by Laurel and Manu.

Lance's next 17 threads will be addressing that topic, I believe.

 

[greybeard]

see?..........

I don't leave any spaces.............can't lose what you ain't never had...............I am bothered a bit that the rule has changed, though...............

greybeard

 

[Thrillhouse]

Isn't that a form of censorship? I mean I deliberately put those spaces there after my periods. To have them removed is in effect editing my text.

No, it's editing your NON-text. It's a world of difference.

 

[Temptress_1960]

I believe the extra spaces ran off with the mate-less socks from the dryer.

 

[Vilac]

No, it's editing your NON-text. It's a world of difference.

You're arguing semantics. Fucking liberal bastards anyhow!

First it's non-text, then it's ellipses, then before you know it......no more tildes. Then how the hell am I going to shorten my sig?

(Actually...I couldn't give a shit less...it was more out of curiosity than anything) lol

V~

 

[Ginny]

lol stealing your spaces.....all the more reason to use ellipses i say....<wink>....let the dot dots save your spaces.....





"The only reason I use ellipses is because the fucking computer kept stealing my spaces. I had to hold on to my beloved spaces somehow."

 

[Vilac]

Thank you, Ginny.......hence the new addition to my sig line.

Kudos.
V~

 

[ShyGuy68]

Ok, so here's the deal:

Everytime I type...whether that be a post, or a letter or an email...I am rather anal in the aspect that after a period you must have two spaces. I've always been that way.

I think that depends on what language you write in. We don't do that in Danish at all, and that's the reason I don't do it when I write in English.

 

[Spinaroonie]

Vbulliten does it as part of it's spam protection, not some sort of grammar checker.

They figured that some people would abuse spaces and put hundreds into a post to mess up the formating and stuff. So they knocked that out.

 

[Killswitch]

Between words, the extra space should remain in tact, but don't quote me on that.

Actually, in electronic media, they are now teaching that one space after a sentence is okay. I just about freaked when I heard that.

Right....My kid was doing an essay for a scholarship the other day and when I proofed it I said you need to double space between sentances, and his mother said No, they require single apcing.......

I dont like single spacing myself....especially if the font size is small.

 

[LukkyKnight]

I needed the spaces, I'll bring them back

HTML compresses any more than one space down to one, unless you use a special character (which isn't availble with the fake-HTML employed by the forums.) So, here, and in HTML-style email, the spaces go away.

 

[Spinaroonie]

Re: I needed the spaces, I'll bring them back

HTML compresses any more than one space down to one, unless you use a special character (which isn't availble with the fake-HTML employed by the forums.) So, here, and in HTML-style email, the spaces go away.

The html space     works here.

 

[LukkyKnight]

Well so it does... I should have tried it first.

 

[celiaKitten]

Ok, so here's the deal:

Everytime I type...whether that be a post, or a letter or an email...I am rather anal in the aspect that after a period you must have two spaces. I've always been that way. It's just something that's part of me now, and when I see something other than that, it tends to bug me somewhat.

*whew* I'm not the only person anal about that.

 

[DarkAngel]

The wheels on the bus go round and round.. round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round.. round and round... round and round..

All through the town!

 

[RawHumor]

Re: Re: I needed the spaces, I'll bring them back

The html space     works here.

Interesting.

That's good to know.

So can I use that to align a table?

X    Y    Z
0    0    0
1    1    1
2    4    16

 

[Spinaroonie]

Re: Re: Re: I needed the spaces, I'll bring them back

X    Y    Z
0    0    0
1    1    1
2    4    16

Looks good here.

 

[RawHumor]

Re: Re: Re: Re: I needed the spaces, I'll bring them back

Looks good here.

Man, I need to mention that on the forum that I mod.

 

[Hamletmaschine]

There are all sorts of bizarre style changes being introduced that seem to violate various rules we were taught when young. I was taught to double-space after colons and periods, but no one recommends double-spacing after colons nowadays (which used to be "now-a-days"). I think the Associated Press style guide now says that "cigarette" should be spelled "cigaret," which is just wrong somehow.

Most of these changes are introduced for one reason: $$.

 

[The Heretic]

Spaces?Whatspaces?Idon'tgotnostinkin'spaces!Idon'tneednostinkin'spaces!

 

[Weird Harold]

Most of these changes are introduced for one reason: $$.

I can't really disagree, but I think the $$ factor comes in via "bandwidth costs" -- HTML strips out "white space" to avoid transmitting characters that won't be displayed by the receiver.

The conventions that imposes on online material are making their way into the mainstream grammar and punctuation rules.

 

[Ginny]

Thank you, Ginny.......hence the new addition to my sig line.

lol....those damn space stealers!