[MlMt] Any way to prevent auto-correcting two spaces after a period to one?

[Eric A. Meyer]

On 7 Jun 2015, at 20:16, Gary Hull wrote:

> On 8 Jun 2015, at 2:44, Ben Klebe wrote:
>
>> The autocorrect is system-wide in Cocoa text fields. To change it, go 
>> to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Text and uncheck “Correct 
>> spelling automatically.” Strangely though I can’t replicate this 
>> behavior and furthermore why would you want two spaces after a 
>> period?
>
> Please don't open that can of worms on the mailing list!:

…he said, and then wrenched the can open further.

> http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html
>
> Although I agree: two spaces after a period should have died with 
> manual monospace typewriters.

You and Manjoo are wrong: the wider post-sentence spacing was not a 
quirky, transient artifact of typewriters or monospace fonts, but has 
literal centuries of precedent and tradition behind it:

http://www.heracliteanriver.com/?p=324


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