tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post1403466769904723143..comments2023-04-18T00:44:59.351+10:00Comments on A dead man fell from the sky...: Spaced outGary Corbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-40266590226285349212011-05-08T06:37:54.938+10:002011-05-08T06:37:54.938+10:00Thanks for this tip. I was afriad I was going to ...Thanks for this tip. I was afriad I was going to have to go through my 85,000 word manu and have to delete spaces. You are a life saver!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-23273955030545467422011-05-04T20:44:53.184+10:002011-05-04T20:44:53.184+10:00Thanks LT.
Maine, that's actually a good idea...Thanks LT.<br /><br />Maine, that's actually a good idea. I guess you wrote a macro to automatically insert two spaces every time you press the . key?Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-57760982856655579472011-05-04T19:05:30.066+10:002011-05-04T19:05:30.066+10:00And here I'd thought I was clever 'cause I...And here I'd thought I was clever 'cause I'd written a macro to make sure there's two spaces (and only two spaces) between each sentence.<br /><br />I prefer it that way, as well, 'cause you can see the shape of a sentence much more clearly, and it also gives more room when editing by hand.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip!Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-10571708043265584582011-05-04T14:39:07.197+10:002011-05-04T14:39:07.197+10:00You are awesome, Gary. I love all the Word tips yo...You are awesome, Gary. I love all the Word tips you share with us! :)L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-54809120721050166082011-05-04T08:29:39.790+10:002011-05-04T08:29:39.790+10:00Hi Lexi & Nancy. I've yet to have a copye...Hi Lexi & Nancy. I've yet to have a copyeditor complain about two spaces. I think that's probably the difference between a manuscript and typesetting. It doesn't actually matter what I do, because in these days of variable width fonts, the typesetting software will do its own thing anyway. <br /><br />I believe the typesetting standard used to be two spaces but became one due to computer fonts. Speaking personally, I dislike the single space gap and rather wish printed books would increase it. I certainly find it much easier to read my own ms with the two spaces. If you check my tweets on twitter, you'll see even there I use two spaces unless I need to squeeze.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-47996413864037631282011-05-04T04:55:59.285+10:002011-05-04T04:55:59.285+10:00I wondered at the double spaces as well, Lexi. Sev...I wondered at the double spaces as well, Lexi. Several people blogged and/or linked to an article about the single space earlier this spring. I think it was this article in The Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2281146/<br /><br />Is the typeset convention different in Australia, Gary?Nancy Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209727822644631003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-44939989551769592952011-05-04T01:58:46.753+10:002011-05-04T01:58:46.753+10:00Gary, I'm amazed you still use two spaces at t...Gary, I'm amazed you still use two spaces at the end of sentences. Doesn't it drive your editor mad? <br /><br />I've gone over to one space on the advice of an editor friend (I blogged about it at the time) and never regretted it - particularly when formatting text for print. Plus it's simplicity itself to weed out the odd double with Find and Replace.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-38099527975816811522011-05-03T11:34:50.070+10:002011-05-03T11:34:50.070+10:00Steph, they're not the same as the Unix regula...Steph, they're not the same as the Unix regular expressions that you probably know and love (me too), but Word does have usable regular expressions.<br /><br />I'm glad if it helps, Sarah! I'm just passing on the bits I use myself. My wife said I had some extra spaces in the glossary of the third book, but I couldn't see them, so I worked out this expression to catch them.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-11454243565662913942011-05-03T11:22:56.601+10:002011-05-03T11:22:56.601+10:00Gary, even if you didn't write fascinating pos...Gary, even if you didn't write fascinating posts about ancient history (and a certain favorite mystery series), I'd still visit this blog just to pick up tips on wringing the last bit of usefulness from MS Word.<br /><br />You've saved me so much time -- thank you!Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265589529909793312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-26941384711200230322011-05-03T11:12:38.532+10:002011-05-03T11:12:38.532+10:00Wait, does this mean all regular expressions work ...Wait, does this mean all regular expressions work within word for searching? <br /><br />But this is fantastic for catching accidental typos.Steph Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975939582442193113noreply@blogger.com