[Blindtlk] a question of spacing

[Constance Canode]

I have seen it both ways.  However, on my job, the standard is still 
two spaces after a period and for paragraphs, they are no longer 
indented.  Everything is done in straight block form which is a 
double space between paragraphs, or should I say, skip a line between 
paragraphs not to confuse the issue.  I have seen single spaces after 
a period, but it isn't as common as the double space.

Connie Canode
At 04:46 PM 6/19/2009, you wrote:
>Hi Ray,
>I was told that the "two spaces" rule has been dropped. I guess a lot of us
>missed the memo. Sorry, I can't cite any text saying that though.
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Ray Foret jr
>Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 2:21 PM
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>Subject: [Blindtlk] a question of spacing
>
>Okay.
>
>Here's the observation.  I cannot help but notice that when I read an e-mail
>
>from a sighted person, there is only one space following a sentence ending
>period.  However, when I read most blind people's e-mails, (the ones I come
>in to contact with anyhow) I cannot help but observe that there are two
>spaces following a sentence ending period.  With some blind people's
>e-mails, there is only one space following a sentence ending period.  Back
>when I took typing in highschool, we were taught that when you end a
>sentence with a period, you MUST space twice.  Also, paragraphs were to be
>indented by spacing five times in from the left margin.  Nowadays, though,
>it would appear that those rules are changed.  Are paragraphs still to be
>indented five spaces in from the left margin?  And what about spacing after
>sentence ending periods?  As for the five spaces, I rather suspect that this
>
>was done so as to put the first letter of the first line of the paragraph
>one half inch from the left margin; using pyka type.  With Microsoft word,
>the number of spaces needed to put the insertion point one half inch from
>the left margin appears to be twelve.  Thoughts?  Am I missing something
>somewhere?
>
>Sincerely,
>The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray
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