It can be a hobby, besides if you're going to forge a
document the ink needs to be from an old formula.
Amazing on how many people want to chime in on this thread.
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The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
| And making your own ink, another forgotten art!
|
| Hey, Jim, we're not that old...at least I'm not!
|
| --
| Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| Windows Shell/User
| Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| DTS-L.Org:
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|
in message
| | > And you made your own ink from ground carbon, whale oil
and
| > alcohol.
| >
| >
| > --
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
| > | > | It's my contention that quill pens are the reason so
many
| > had such nice
| > | penmanship back then. You see, they had to be careful
how
| > they wrote
| > | because if they weren't, the ink would smear!
| > |
| > | Ah yes, longhand, the forgotten art.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| > | Windows Shell/User
| > | Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| > | DTS-L.Org:
http://www.dts-l.org/
| > |
| > | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
wrote
| > in message
| > | | > | > Old geezer must stick together, or else MTV will
take
| > over
| > | > the world. But the only good reason I can think of
for
| > | > going back to quill pens is that everybody would
learn
| > what
| > | > a pen knife is use for and why every literate person
had
| > to
| > | > have a knife.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > The people think the Constitution protects their
rights;
| > | > But government sees it as an obstacle to be
overcome.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
| > | > | > | > | Me too!
| > | > |
| > | > | Hey, they taught us this stuff, now they are stuck
| > with it
| > | > or us or
| > | > | something.
| > | > |
| > | > | I agree, that's an easy way to change it, I've
made
| > other
| > | > changes with using
| > | > | that option but I'm not changing this...PERIOD!!!!
| > | > |
| > | > | --
| > | > | Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| > | > | Windows Shell/User
| > | > | Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| > | > | DTS-L.Org:
http://www.dts-l.org/
| > | > |
| > | > | "Jim Macklin"
<p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
| > wrote
| > | > in message
| > | > | | > | > | > Me too, but an English 201 teacher got real
upset
| > and
| > | > was
| > | > | > marking my papers down a few points because I
have
| > extra
| > | > | > spaces. So I figured out an easy way to make
WORKS
| > 3.0
| > | > | > (DOS) find and fix the spaces.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > I prefer the look with the extra space between
| > | > sentences.
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
| > | > | > The people think the Constitution protects their
| > rights;
| > | > | > But government sees it as an obstacle to be
| > overcome.
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
| > | > | > | > | > | > | It offends my sensibilities as a writer to use
| > only
| > | > one
| > | > | > space after a
| > | > | > | period!
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | --
| > | > | > | Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| > | > | > | Windows Shell/User
| > | > | > | Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| > | > | > | DTS-L.Org:
http://www.dts-l.org/
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | "Jim Macklin"
| > <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
| > | > wrote
| > | > | > in message
| > | > | > | | > | > | > | > You can always do a search and replace for
any
| > | > period
| > | > | > | > followed by two spaces and replace it with
one.
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > --
| > | > | > | > The people think the Constitution protects
their
| > | > rights;
| > | > | > | > But government sees it as an obstacle to be
| > | > overcome.
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows
Shell/User)"
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | Now if I can just train my fingers and
brain
| > that
| > | > they
| > | > | > | > don't need that extra
| > | > | > | > | space.
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | --
| > | > | > | > | Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| > | > | > | > | Windows Shell/User
| > | > | > | > | Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| > | > | > | > | DTS-L.Org:
http://www.dts-l.org/
| > | > | > | > |
in
| > | > message
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > On Wed, 26 May 2004 03:01:44 +1000,
David
| > Candy
| > | > | > wrote:
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | >> Like Amy Gahran, Kathy Gill told me
that
| > the
| > | > | > current
| > | > | > | > typographic standard
| > | > | > | > | >> for a single space after the period is
a
| > | > reflection
| > | > | > of
| > | > | > | > the power of
| > | > | > | > | >> proportionally spaced fonts.
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > I agree, David. The readability of the
fonts
| > we
| > | > now
| > | > | > have
| > | > | > | > at our disposal
| > | > | > | > | > is
| > | > | > | > | > greatly improved over those we had in
the
| > old
| > | > | > typewriter
| > | > | > | > days.
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > --
| > | > | > | > | > Sharon F
| > | > | > | > | > MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User
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