atw: Re: Old habits

The idea that were still requirements for double spaces out there hadn't
even occurred to me!
I just assumed that everyone had moved to single spacing instead.
 
Seems to have been a week of 'old-fashioned' standards, huh?

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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Howard Silcock
Sent: Tuesday, 28 October 2008 12:28 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 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.

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        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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