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[Groff] Two spaces after sentences.


From: Christian Jensen
Subject: [Groff] Two spaces after sentences.
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:03:51 +0100 (CET)

According to CSTR 54
        'An input line ending with ., ?, or !, [...] is taken to
        be the end of a sentence, and an additional space character
        is automatically provided during filling.'
        (Section 4.1)

This (rather old-fashioned) practice of adding extra space after sentences
is sometimes unwanted. The suggested method to prevent it is to add \& to
the end of the input line, but this is impossible when processing text
automatically and undesirable even with manual editing.

Is there a way to disable the extra space character after sentences
completely?

Best regards,
Christian Jensen




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