On (18 Mar 97) Matthew Montchalin wrote to Lutz Winkler...
-> MM> Oh, and not to mention the general requirement that a period be
-> MM> followed by two spaces, not one.
-> There is no such requirement though two spaces were often used by
-> typists in the days of mono-spaced fonts. You won't find two spaces
-> in books and other publications printed with proportional fonts.
 MM> How far back are you checking your standards?  For 200 years, a period
 MM> has required two spaces.
Matthew, In days of old before proportional fonts, two spaces were 
necessary to distinguish the end of a sentence. With the advent of 
proportional fonts modern typesetting went to one space. There is 
a wonderful book titled the PC Is Not a Typewriter which covers
this and other subtleties.   
... ..."Stop, or I'll say 'Stop' again!" - British Police
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