From owner-cvs-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 12 16:41:03 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6507106566B; Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:41:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from uqs@spoerlein.net) Received: from acme.spoerlein.net (acme.spoerlein.net [IPv6:2a01:4f8:131:23c2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36D2E8FC08; Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:41:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (acme.spoerlein.net [IPv6:2a01:4f8:131:23c2::1]) by acme.spoerlein.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9CGf1xi005051 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:41:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from uqs@spoerlein.net) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=spoerlein.net; s=dkim200908; t=1318437662; bh=EAFFALhWI8a3R6Pi+EzLKemC8qp3fGEpowCFtrR52j8=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:In-Reply-To; b=mGyFpjOpQWtrYCS76Heqz4MBZUyxwOGuvcdkLwEsXpnjSRtTyWc1CXkOCKxK8IblA qv//Y0w2voMxv+kwRX4wf9VvFj6/6u6USaUoWKdTiiPnmU/GvyDrl37QVuG0uM/rB4 jABAHPbc1MU5vaUOzWs9uqIcIvgMFSGb7JqzWJ7g= Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:41:01 +0200 From: Ulrich =?utf-8?B?U3DDtnJsZWlu?= To: Glen Barber Message-ID: <20111012164101.GI26743@acme.spoerlein.net> References: <201110101729.p9AHTQg7030262@repoman.freebsd.org> <20111012132723.GH26743@acme.spoerlein.net> <4E9596B2.9000909@FreeBSD.org> <4E95981E.2070303@gmail.com> <4E9598FD.2010801@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <4E9598FD.2010801@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: Niclas Zeising , 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 X-BeenThere: cvs-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the doc and www trees List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:41:03 -0000 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