User talk:Brad606

Beeswaxcandle (talk) 00:48, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Spacing
Adding wide spacing for æsthetic reasons only, is against the Manual of Style. Where it is needed to separate columns in a table, and the like, it would be better to use em or gap as these both are supported and widely used. The unnecessary invention of msp is not supported—particularly as it is very limited in its use, in comparison with the other two. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 04:59, 26 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Reverted. I assume that applies equally to inserting Unicode spacing like emspace ( ) or HTML entites like &#x26;emsp; directly into the text? And not that I doubt you on this, but where's this in the Manual of Style? I must have missed it on a readthrough, and I want to ensure there isn't a part of the manual I've overlooked entirely! Brad606 (talk) 14:33, 26 September 2023 (UTC)


 * This is not specifically covered as such, it's more a part of the ethos in the Formatting section. "… we are trying to reproduce works for modern readership, not provide facsimiles of the time and place." And the first bullet point under point 7 in the same section, which tells us to remove extra spaces around punctuation. By leaving it "simple", we then allow for readers to apply their own CSS to allow them to read in the way that suits them best. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 04:15, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! That all makes sense. “Simple” is good. Brad606 (talk) 15:49, 28 September 2023 (UTC)