Re: [PATCH] pretty-formats.txt: fix whitespace
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Josh Soref <jsoref@gmail.com>
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- Sep 26, 2023, 02:51 UTC
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> From: Josh Soref <jsoref@gmail.com> > * two spaces after periods for sentences
Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote:
> Where's the two-spacing convention documented? I didn't find it in > `CodingGuidelines` or `SubmittingPatches`.
There appeared to be too many instances of two spaces after a period in the file to be accidental. In some ways, it was an invitation for people to indicate if they have a preference.
I personally do not have a preference between two spaces after and one space after, but I do have a preference against a mix of two spaces after and one space after.
As it (IMO) takes effort (admittedly trivial, and quite likely habitual) to insert a second space, I assume that this was a desired thing and the one space was the aberration, hence the patch went in favor of two spaces.
I'd just as soon submit a patch the other way (and if people have an opinion one way or the other, I'm happy to include a change to CodingGuidelines/SubmittingPatches based on people's opinions).