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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] End of Sentence Codes - a Second Proposal
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 12:43:31 -0500
References: <200623115135.547427@Terry3>
In-Reply-To: <200623115135.547427@Terry3>


Terry Reigel wrote:
>2. Spaces:
>Make no change in the action of existing spacing rules. They are:
> a) If conditionals are used, exactly one space is always output
>between conditional terms that are included in the output, or between
>a conditional term that is included and a non-conditional term.
> b) If the final term is a conditional, no space is output at the end
>of the output text.
> c) Spaces between non-conditional terms are output unchanged.
>Note that final spaces in Sentence fields and Memo fields are edited
>out when the screen is closed, so none exist in currently entered
>data.

Here, you might consider spacing between Variables (Conditional and
not) and other data. That is, you may have text, most likely
punctuation (comma, semi-colon, parentheses, etc.), following a
Variable. I think this is already included in the current rules.

Other than this, it looks good to me.

>As has been stated before, use of these codes is an advanced
>technique, and it would certainly be possible for a user to apply them
>in a way that produces unexpected results. My view is that when one
>uses advanced techniques, one has to accept responsibility for
>applying them in a way that produces the desired results. <g>

Excellent advice!



Lee Hoffman/KY
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