RE: please help

I agree.  The real cutie is setting tabs at something other than the ½ inch 
default.  That's when u really want to know what you're doing.

 

Ted

 

From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Richard P. Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:14 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: please help

 

Greetings all,

 

Proper formatting of a print document still calls for two spaces at the end of 
a sentence, after a colon, and perhaps elsewhere.  This remains true even with 
mono spaced or proportionally spaced fonts.  New word processors often assure 
proper style is used if auto correct and grammar checking is on.  Still, we 
want what we print to look as polished as what our sighted colleagues produce; 
if not better! 

Cordially,
Richard P. Kelly
rpkelly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

www.new-visions-network.com

 

From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 6:50 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: please help

 

Now that's interesting.  I Have seen one space from time to time, but never 
knew why. I sometimes long for the days of Pica and Elite, when laying out a 
document.  In the immortal words of Edith Bunker, "You knew where you were 
then."  However, I've managed to figure out which font-size combinations are 
functional equivalents of the old Pica, 10-space-per-horozontal-inch, format, 
and that's what I use.  Vertical spacing will have to look after itself.

 

Ted

 

 

From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Adrian Spratt
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 6:37 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: please help

 

I preface this suggestion by acknowledging there's a debate about whether there 
should be one or two spaces after the end of a sentence. Despite my 
pre-computer typing training, I have been convinced that modern print fonts 
mean that two spaces are no longer desirable. So the way I solve the problem 
you describe is to search for two spaces and replace with one space. If you 
think there might be an odd number of spaces, say three, then search for that 
number first and replace with a single space. Then search for all instances of 
a double space and replace with that single space.

 

________________________________

From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Hina
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 6:24 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: please help

hi,

i am writing a lots of reports and i did figure out formatting issues, but i am 
not sure how will i know if there are extra spaces between words, sentenses and 
paragraphs without reading word by word which is so time consuming? for sighted 
people, microsoft word highlights but is there any way to know with jaws? 
microsoft's spell checke option says that there is extra space and suppose to 
change it to make corrections, but they still remain and is there a way to deal 
with this issue with jaws?

i would be very thankful for your help.

hina. 



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