Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 19:36:39 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@MIT.EDU> Cc: pgj@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@FreeBSD.org>, Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r42201 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/fdp-primer/docbook-markup Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307091912280.49933@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.GSO.1.10.1307092101160.26275@multics.mit.edu> References: <201307090627.r696RuOg076372@svn.freebsd.org> <alpine.GSO.1.10.1307091512330.26275@multics.mit.edu> <51DC7984.4080106@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307091541060.46436@wonkity.com> <alpine.GSO.1.10.1307092101160.26275@multics.mit.edu>
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On Tue, 9 Jul 2013, Benjamin Kaduk wrote: > I have done my share of fitting relatively large font text into a small space > and trying to get the wrapping to look nice; with a nbsp there will almost > certainly be some font size+page width combinations that look bad. > > We should probably discuss and decide one way or the other and actually put > it in the word list, so we remember for next time. I actually don't have > strong feelings either way. "Ports Collection" is there now. Or do you mean nbsp in general? I think the justification for using in "&os; 9.2" is that the version number is so narrow on its own that it would simply look bad if wrapped to the beginning of a line. That's a guess, I don't recall any explicit justification. As Gabor pointed out, it may not work or may even be contrary to what is desirable in translations. > I went back through the history of this file, and at least one instance was > added in r33364 by pgj (cc'd), with review by gabor@, even! That was back in > Dec 2008, so changing our minds now would not be terrible, if we want to. > > Does anyone want to argue for keeping the nbsp? For "FreeBSD 9.2", numbers and units like "8 GB", and guibutton uses, I think using nbsp is probably okay. For "Ports Collection" or other instances of multiple full words, I can't think of a compelling reason to use it.
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