atw: Re: Old habits

Gee, I think I need to back-pedal here! I meant the label 'dinosaur', and
the accompanying diatribe, to be directed at the people who lay down rules
for others about using double spaces, not individual users who do so out of
habit.

Both here and in Defence, where I used to work, there are actual
*requirements* to use two spaces after a full stop and I have been battling
for that to be changed, but have met resistance from people who basically
just say 'well, I like it that way' and seem to give that more weight than
any research you can show them. That's what's bugging me, not the
punctuation of your email, Deborah!

Howard





On 28/10/2008, Deborah Cross <Deborah.Cross@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  I'm not sure that it is all that vindictive Howard! For some it is just a
> hard habit to break.
>
> I'm in my early 30s, so I don't consider myself a dinosaur, but I learnt to
> touch-type on a typewriter in year 7 and so I double space without thinking.
> Luckily, I have done the majority of my writing online, where double
> spaces are ignored by the majority of browsers.
>
> I have been trying unsuccessfully for a number of years to drop my double
> spacing habit, but it just won't leave. My thumb has 'hit twice' built into
> it.
>
> I have now gone back through this email and removed all the double spaces
> so that I don't upset you. :P
> When I work in Word, I have a macro for removing double-spaces that I run
> at the end.
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Howard Silcock
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:52 AM
> *To:* austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* atw: Re: Old habits
>
>
>  I'm afraid it's the dinosaurs. But unfortunately they are in positions of
> power and are oblivious to the advice of many graphic designers and
> publishers, and won't even look into the books on their shelves, where
> they'd soon see that they're actually running against the tide.
>
> Howard
>
>
> On 28/10/2008, Kathy Bowman <Kathy.Bowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>  A lot of the documents I have seen lately have double spaces between
>> sentences. Are they making a comeback, or am I just dealing with dinosaurs?
>> cheers
>> Kath
>>
>
>

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