Two spaces in LaTeX code
I have a simple question: does it make any difference whether at some point I have two spaces instead of one in the source code, say after a period? That is, will PdfTeX ever output different things with two codes that, everything else being equal, differ in this:
end of. Sentence
vs.
end of. Sentence
I am not asking about the difference between having frenchspacing or not, I am really just interested in how multiple spaces in the source code are interpreted.
spacing sourcecode
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I have a simple question: does it make any difference whether at some point I have two spaces instead of one in the source code, say after a period? That is, will PdfTeX ever output different things with two codes that, everything else being equal, differ in this:
end of. Sentence
vs.
end of. Sentence
I am not asking about the difference between having frenchspacing or not, I am really just interested in how multiple spaces in the source code are interpreted.
spacing sourcecode
edited 3 hours ago
Werner
444k689791680
asked 4 hours ago
florflor
484
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As far as I know, the answer is no. In other word:hello worldandhello worldgives the same output.
– JouleV
4 hours ago
Edit of above comment: "hello_world" and "hello_ _ _ _world" are the same, except they are put in a "source-code" environment, likeverb|...|,lstlistingorminted.
– JouleV
3 hours ago
No, but one should use Mr.~Smith or {Mr.} Jones when only one space is wanted. Okay, it probably isn't precisely a 2/1 ratio, but it is smaller.
– John Kormylo
2 hours ago
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I have a simple question: does it make any difference whether at some point I have two spaces instead of one in the source code, say after a period? That is, will PdfTeX ever output different things with two codes that, everything else being equal, differ in this:
end of. Sentence
vs.
end of. Sentence
I am not asking about the difference between having frenchspacing or not, I am really just interested in how multiple spaces in the source code are interpreted.
spacing sourcecode
edited 3 hours ago
Werner
444k689791680
asked 4 hours ago
florflor
484
I have a simple question: does it make any difference whether at some point I have two spaces instead of one in the source code, say after a period? That is, will PdfTeX ever output different things with two codes that, everything else being equal, differ in this:
end of. Sentence
vs.
end of. Sentence
I am not asking about the difference between having frenchspacing or not, I am really just interested in how multiple spaces in the source code are interpreted.
spacing sourcecode
spacing sourcecode
edited 3 hours ago
Werner
444k689791680
asked 4 hours ago
florflor
484
edited 3 hours ago
Werner
444k689791680
asked 4 hours ago
florflor
484
edited 3 hours ago
Werner
444k689791680
edited 3 hours ago
Werner
444k689791680
edited 3 hours ago
Werner
444k689791680
444k689791680
asked 4 hours ago
florflor
484
asked 4 hours ago
florflor
484
asked 4 hours ago
florflor
484
484
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As far as I know, the answer is no. In other word:hello worldandhello worldgives the same output.
– JouleV
4 hours ago
Edit of above comment: "hello_world" and "hello_ _ _ _world" are the same, except they are put in a "source-code" environment, likeverb|...|,lstlistingorminted.
– JouleV
3 hours ago
No, but one should use Mr.~Smith or {Mr.} Jones when only one space is wanted. Okay, it probably isn't precisely a 2/1 ratio, but it is smaller.
– John Kormylo
2 hours ago
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As far as I know, the answer is no. In other word:hello worldandhello worldgives the same output.
– JouleV
4 hours ago
Edit of above comment: "hello_world" and "hello_ _ _ _world" are the same, except they are put in a "source-code" environment, likeverb|...|,lstlistingorminted.
– JouleV
3 hours ago
No, but one should use Mr.~Smith or {Mr.} Jones when only one space is wanted. Okay, it probably isn't precisely a 2/1 ratio, but it is smaller.
– John Kormylo
2 hours ago
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As far as I know, the answer is no. In other word:
hello world and hello world gives the same output.– JouleV
4 hours ago
As far as I know, the answer is no. In other word:
hello world and hello world gives the same output.– JouleV
4 hours ago
Edit of above comment: "hello_world" and "hello_ _ _ _world" are the same, except they are put in a "source-code" environment, like
verb|...|, lstlisting or minted.– JouleV
3 hours ago
Edit of above comment: "hello_world" and "hello_ _ _ _world" are the same, except they are put in a "source-code" environment, like
verb|...|, lstlisting or minted.– JouleV
3 hours ago
No, but one should use Mr.~Smith or {Mr.} Jones when only one space is wanted. Okay, it probably isn't precisely a 2/1 ratio, but it is smaller.
– John Kormylo
2 hours ago
No, but one should use Mr.~Smith or {Mr.} Jones when only one space is wanted. Okay, it probably isn't precisely a 2/1 ratio, but it is smaller.
– John Kormylo
2 hours ago
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No. Multiple consecutive spaces are gobbled into a single space within the code, unless they are hard coded (like using ~ or - a control space - or via hspace, or ...).
The setting of it might differ, however, depending on the other elements within the line of text. This is because the inter-word spacing can shrink/stretch as the paragraph setting is optimised. Here are some examples that hopefully illustrates this:
documentclass{article}
begin{document}
% Same end-of-sentence/period
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
hrulefill
% Regular space
This is text. Some more text.
This is text.~Some more text.
hrulefill
medskip
% Stretched inter-word space
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
medskip
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
end{document}
answered 3 hours ago
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You might want to be ultra specific and say "multiple consecutive spaces". If something "invisible" (e.g. anindexentry) comes between two spaces in the input stream, each space is handled separately, and the output can look quite ragged.
– barbara beeton
2 hours ago
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No. Multiple consecutive spaces are gobbled into a single space within the code, unless they are hard coded (like using ~ or - a control space - or via hspace, or ...).
The setting of it might differ, however, depending on the other elements within the line of text. This is because the inter-word spacing can shrink/stretch as the paragraph setting is optimised. Here are some examples that hopefully illustrates this:
documentclass{article}
begin{document}
% Same end-of-sentence/period
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
hrulefill
% Regular space
This is text. Some more text.
This is text.~Some more text.
hrulefill
medskip
% Stretched inter-word space
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
medskip
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
end{document}
answered 3 hours ago
WernerWerner
444k689791680
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You might want to be ultra specific and say "multiple consecutive spaces". If something "invisible" (e.g. anindexentry) comes between two spaces in the input stream, each space is handled separately, and the output can look quite ragged.
– barbara beeton
2 hours ago
add a comment |
No. Multiple consecutive spaces are gobbled into a single space within the code, unless they are hard coded (like using ~ or - a control space - or via hspace, or ...).
The setting of it might differ, however, depending on the other elements within the line of text. This is because the inter-word spacing can shrink/stretch as the paragraph setting is optimised. Here are some examples that hopefully illustrates this:
documentclass{article}
begin{document}
% Same end-of-sentence/period
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
hrulefill
% Regular space
This is text. Some more text.
This is text.~Some more text.
hrulefill
medskip
% Stretched inter-word space
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
medskip
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
end{document}
answered 3 hours ago
WernerWerner
444k689791680
2
You might want to be ultra specific and say "multiple consecutive spaces". If something "invisible" (e.g. anindexentry) comes between two spaces in the input stream, each space is handled separately, and the output can look quite ragged.
– barbara beeton
2 hours ago
add a comment |
No. Multiple consecutive spaces are gobbled into a single space within the code, unless they are hard coded (like using ~ or - a control space - or via hspace, or ...).
The setting of it might differ, however, depending on the other elements within the line of text. This is because the inter-word spacing can shrink/stretch as the paragraph setting is optimised. Here are some examples that hopefully illustrates this:
documentclass{article}
begin{document}
% Same end-of-sentence/period
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
hrulefill
% Regular space
This is text. Some more text.
This is text.~Some more text.
hrulefill
medskip
% Stretched inter-word space
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
medskip
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
end{document}
answered 3 hours ago
WernerWerner
444k689791680
No. Multiple consecutive spaces are gobbled into a single space within the code, unless they are hard coded (like using ~ or - a control space - or via hspace, or ...).
The setting of it might differ, however, depending on the other elements within the line of text. This is because the inter-word spacing can shrink/stretch as the paragraph setting is optimised. Here are some examples that hopefully illustrates this:
documentclass{article}
begin{document}
% Same end-of-sentence/period
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
This is text. Some more text.
hrulefill
% Regular space
This is text. Some more text.
This is text.~Some more text.
hrulefill
medskip
% Stretched inter-word space
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
medskip
parbox{120pt}{This is text. Some more text.}
end{document}
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You might want to be ultra specific and say "multiple consecutive spaces". If something "invisible" (e.g. anindexentry) comes between two spaces in the input stream, each space is handled separately, and the output can look quite ragged.
– barbara beeton
2 hours ago
add a comment |
2
You might want to be ultra specific and say "multiple consecutive spaces". If something "invisible" (e.g. anindexentry) comes between two spaces in the input stream, each space is handled separately, and the output can look quite ragged.
– barbara beeton
2 hours ago
2
2
You might want to be ultra specific and say "multiple consecutive spaces". If something "invisible" (e.g. an
index entry) comes between two spaces in the input stream, each space is handled separately, and the output can look quite ragged.– barbara beeton
2 hours ago
You might want to be ultra specific and say "multiple consecutive spaces". If something "invisible" (e.g. an
index entry) comes between two spaces in the input stream, each space is handled separately, and the output can look quite ragged.– barbara beeton
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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As far as I know, the answer is no. In other word:
hello worldandhello worldgives the same output.– JouleV
4 hours ago
Edit of above comment: "hello_world" and "hello_ _ _ _world" are the same, except they are put in a "source-code" environment, like
verb|...|,lstlistingorminted.– JouleV
3 hours ago
No, but one should use Mr.~Smith or {Mr.} Jones when only one space is wanted. Okay, it probably isn't precisely a 2/1 ratio, but it is smaller.
– John Kormylo
2 hours ago