From: Karl Ove Hufthammer (lister@huftis.org)
Date: Tue Aug 20 2002 - 08:10:59 EDT
Joaquin Cuenca Abela <e98cuenc@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:20020820115500.42772.qmail@web14601.mail.yahoo.com:
>> Actually, it shouldn't be the U+00A0 full-width non-breaking
>> word space, but a narrower non-breaking space
>> (perhaps a 'thin
>> space' -- I don't remember, but I believe there is some
>> information on this at the Unicode Web site).
>
> do you mean a quarter of a cadratin? I don't know for
> sure. You should use a thin space before ?! and such
> in frech, but I don't know if it's a thin space or a
> full one after and before the opening and closing
> quotes (after a quick search in the net, it seems that
> it's a full space, but I don't know if the authors of
> the pages that I've consulted are right here).
I found this Microsoft page
<URL:http://www.microsoft.com/typography/developers/fdsspec/punc.htm>,
which says:
Language note: In French typographic usage the colon
(deux-points) is preceded by a non-breaking word space
(espace mots insécable) and followed by a normal word
space. The semi-colon (point-virgule) is preceded by a
non-breaking thin space (espace fine insécable) and
followed by a normal word space. In Microsoft Word 97
the non-breaking space U+00A0 is automatically inserted
when the French language is selected and a colon or
semi-colon are typed.
Traditionally in French typography the left pointing
guillemets are followed by a non-breaking word space or
thin space of 1/8 the em and the right proceeded by a
non-breaking word space or thin space of 1/8 the em.
Language note: In French typographic usage the left
pointing guillemet - guillemet ourvant is followed by a
non-breaking word space (espace mots insécable) and the
right pointing guillemet - guillemet fermant is preceded
by a non-breaking word space. In Microsoft Word 97 the
non-breaking space U+00A0 is automatically inserted when
the French language is selected and a guillemet is
typed. Some French typographers prefer to use a
non-breaking thin space (espace fine insécable) with the
guillemets.
Language note: In French typographic usage the question
and exclamation marks (point d'exclamation et point
d'interrogation) are preceded by a non-breaking thin
space (espace fine insécable) and followed by a normal
word space. In Microsoft Word 97 the non-breaking space
U+00A0 is automatically inserted when the French
language is selected and a exclamation or question mark
are typed.
-- Karl Ove Hufthammer
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