Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:41:01 +0200 From: Ulrich =?utf-8?B?U3DDtnJsZWlu?= <uqs@spoerlein.net> To: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Niclas Zeising <niclas.zeising@gmail.com>, doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall chapter.sgml Message-ID: <20111012164101.GI26743@acme.spoerlein.net> In-Reply-To: <4E9598FD.2010801@FreeBSD.org> References: <201110101729.p9AHTQg7030262@repoman.freebsd.org> <20111012132723.GH26743@acme.spoerlein.net> <4E9596B2.9000909@FreeBSD.org> <4E95981E.2070303@gmail.com> <4E9598FD.2010801@FreeBSD.org>
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On Wed, 2011-10-12 at 09:41:17 -0400, Glen Barber wrote: > On 10/12/11 9:37 AM, Niclas Zeising wrote: > > On 10/12/11 15:31, Glen Barber wrote: > >> On 10/12/11 9:27 AM, Ulrich Spörlein wrote: > >>> On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 17:29:26 +0000, Glen Barber wrote: > >>>> gjb 2011-10-10 17:29:26 UTC > >>>> > >>>> FreeBSD doc repository > >>>> > >>>> Modified files: > >>>> en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall chapter.sgml > >>>> Log: > >>>> Use two spaces between end of sentence and beginning of sentence. > >>>> > >>>> Revision Changes Path > >>>> 1.9 +10 -10 > >>>> doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.sgml > >>> > >>> Why oh why? Please stop doing that, it's pointless, annoying and will > >>> get lost with paragraph reformatting eventually and is not significant > >>> in the generated output. > >>> > >> > >> It follows the FDP standards as noted directly before Chapter 10.1 here: > >> > >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/fdp-primer/writing-style.html > >> > > > > From what I've come to understand it does not matter for the rendered > > output. > > The only "significant" spaces in SGML/HTML output is " ". > > > It makes the source (i.e. sgml file) more readable though. > > In addition to being "proper" writing style. Yes, the 20th century called and wants you to return your typewriter. Please stop this double-spaced end of sentence madness. http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html Cheers, Uli
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