My boss and I have gotten into it about this. He puts two spaces after a period, I put one space. I went through and removed his double spaces and replace them with single spaces and he got mad. I’m 40, he’s 60. I learned to type on an Apple II, he apparently did not..
I'm the worst. I use tabs, but then I add spaces when one line of code is broken into more than one line on the screen. e.g. I like the second line of function parameters to line up directly under the first, regardless of how long the function name is.
The monospaced font here is just while typing a response in the input box, right? It doesn't show up like that in the posts. I don't think that warrants typing with two spaces, especially since it will display in a different, non-monospaced font.
I'll stop double spacing when you kids under 40 use proper capitalization, punctuation, and correct they're/their assignment in your business emails. Deal?
ironically; i can stop doing any of those things and itll be visible in my content on the web. but even if you use double-space, the browser will automatically strip that stuff away as a "mistake" if not the web service will do it for you via some ''stripping''.
so youre doomed to loose old man :) You're double-spaces are disappearing automagically.
Just as a reference regarding how br0wsers treat white-space:
> In the case of HTML, whitespace is largely ignored — whitespace in between words is treated as a single character, and whitespace at the start and end of elements and outside elements is ignored. Take the following minimal example:
If they can rant and gatekeep about double spaces, I’ll throw my rant into to ring regarding “/s”.
Once you drop a “/s” I to your writing or post, it actually cancels out the sarcasm you worked to craft.
And for you folks who can’t detect sarcasm unless there is a “/s” in the post, bless your heart. (Go look that “bless your heart” bit up to get a sense of what I mean by that)
And you people who reply to sarcasm properly posted without the “/s”…with an “/s” in an attempt to be helpful to all other readers, screw you the most.
I’m a few years shy of 40 and I remember using these religiously as a kid typing on the computer. However I don’t remember why or who taught it to me, and I can’t remember when I quit. Probably ended around when I started using AIM and stopped using word processors to write stories.
I learned to type with two spaces after a period myself, and resisted switching to one space after a period for several years after it was no longer required, but at his point I switched to one space at least fifteen years ago now, maybe twenty. It's definitely possible to switch.
Why can't I type two spaces after the period and let the software figure out how to typeset it? That's how it worked for years in html, then sites like facebook come along and use "white-space: pre-wrap" to force the extra space to show up, even though it's not a monospace font. What's the reason for this?
As a latex user (primarily, I do use MS word for small docs sometimes), this is moot because it does all the spacing for you on compile. Though, when co-authoring with double spacers, it still bothers me because you can plainly see them in the source text.
Pedantry, warfare for indulgent. Your passion for spaces rises commensurately with the ennui in your life. Are not these the cultural flourishes of nuance that bring social majesty and depth to our world? So quickly we judge, categorize, and discriminate those who defy our narrow acceptance of proper.
Where will you turn for knowledge if only single-spaced bodies of work stand as acceptable to your delicate sensibility? What a poor, daft man that simpleton Einstein must be with his extra spaces.
Let go your hate, extend grace to all, engage sincerely, and be the light.
On the other hand, people who use tabs in code are philistines... there's just no room for them (Bwaahahahahahah)
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 124 ms ] thread(Or vice versa if you’re a tabs-person, no judgement).
Edit: worst are those with auto-reindent-it-my-way-on-save feature always on.
(Apparently using ellipses makes me old too)
The only valid culture is what young people do apparently. Being older is not allowed!
I used to do it all the time, it took years to stop doing it automatically.
Also a mid 30s double-space person here. We exist!
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/price-of-snark/
so youre doomed to loose old man :) You're double-spaces are disappearing automagically.
Just as a reference regarding how br0wsers treat white-space:
> In the case of HTML, whitespace is largely ignored — whitespace in between words is treated as a single character, and whitespace at the start and end of elements and outside elements is ignored. Take the following minimal example:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document_Ob...
Better than any /s tag. Thanks!
Once you drop a “/s” I to your writing or post, it actually cancels out the sarcasm you worked to craft.
And for you folks who can’t detect sarcasm unless there is a “/s” in the post, bless your heart. (Go look that “bless your heart” bit up to get a sense of what I mean by that)
And you people who reply to sarcasm properly posted without the “/s”…with an “/s” in an attempt to be helpful to all other readers, screw you the most.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/white-space
I will most definitely keep using two.
Edit: They stole my double space!
The issue was that the teacher was still using a book out of the 50s.
With a typewriter...I have one...that rhythm is important.
It separates the rhythm dictated by line length from the rhythm of ideas.
I can, and often do, replace the rhythm of the double space with the rhythm of a double return.
Or, as here, a double enter.
But yes, I am over forty.
Still every generation thinks they invented sex.
adjusting the kerning of the final result is what my typesetter is for, so I don’t fret much about it during composition.
Where will you turn for knowledge if only single-spaced bodies of work stand as acceptable to your delicate sensibility? What a poor, daft man that simpleton Einstein must be with his extra spaces.
Let go your hate, extend grace to all, engage sincerely, and be the light.
On the other hand, people who use tabs in code are philistines... there's just no room for them (Bwaahahahahahah)
Two spaces after a period = end of a sentence. One space after a period = not necessarily end of a sentence.
Disgusting.
Always two spaces.
Anyone know where one can get a black ribbon spool for such a typewriter?