One space good, two spaces bad? (This story appears near the end of the article; scroll down to see it.)
Finally, Microsoft found time to weigh in on the age-old debate of just how many spaces belong after a full stop (or "period"). Thanks to an update, Word will apparently treat two spaces as a typo and festoon a double-spaced document with red, squiggly lines unless told to ignore the rule.
A debate for the ages finally settled. Where do you stand? ⚔️ https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1253655739379470338
— Microsoft 365 (@Microsoft365) April 24, 2020
Not everyone is impressed with change; this hack, for example, has fond memories of bashing away on the keys of a typewriter back in the day and slapping the spacebar twice between sentences [...]. It has proven a hard habit to break. Others, such as Jason Howard, senior project manager on the Windows Insider Team, called for a poll on the matter.
@Microsoft365 has thrown down the gauntlet. Apparently #MicrosoftWord will now flag double-spacing between sentences as an error.
Which side will you pick? Choose wisely...
— Jason Howard (@NorthFaceHiker) April 24, 2020
(Score: 4, Informative) by khallow on Tuesday April 28 2020, @03:41PM (10 children)
That was sarcasm, right? That was always one of the most annoying things about chipper Microsoft boosters. "Sure! Microsoft can be configured to work any way you want, including the right way! You just... need... to find it... somewhere... I think it's here... hmmm..."
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 28 2020, @03:55PM
On Linux it's much easier. First download the source code...
(Score: 2) by EvilSS on Tuesday April 28 2020, @06:06PM (8 children)
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday April 28 2020, @07:03PM (7 children)
(Score: 2) by EvilSS on Wednesday April 29 2020, @01:41PM (6 children)
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday April 29 2020, @02:21PM (5 children)
(Score: 2) by EvilSS on Wednesday April 29 2020, @03:28PM (4 children)
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday April 29 2020, @03:47PM (1 child)
(Score: 2) by EvilSS on Wednesday April 29 2020, @04:31PM
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday April 29 2020, @04:44PM (1 child)
Speaking of google, MS Office is for boomers, all the kids only use google docs now a days.
My kids (K12) schools do everything in Google docs because its free and frankly faster and easier to use the MSWord.
The non-profit I volunteered at used google, everyone uses google, except international megacorporations, most of which have only just completed their Windows 7 desktop rollout.
(Score: 2) by EvilSS on Wednesday April 29 2020, @07:21PM