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◊ ( define - meta title "typewriter habits" )
◊ ( section - from - metas metas )
I ’ ve claimed throughout this book that many bad typography habits have been left over from the typewriter era . Here , I ’ ve collected them in one list . ( Reminder — these are things you should ◊ strong { not } do . )
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Straight quotes rather than curly quotes ( see ◊ xref { straight and curly quotes } ) .
Two spaces rather than ◊ xref { one space between sentences } .
Multiple hyphens instead of dashes ( see ◊ xref { hyphens and dashes } ) .
Alphabetic approximations of ◊ xref { trademark and copyright symbols } .
◊ xref { ellipses } made with three periods rather than an ellipsis character .
Non - curly ◊ xref { apostrophes } .
Pretending that ◊ xref { accented characters } don 't exist.
Using more than one ◊xref{word space} at a time.
Using ◊xref{tabs and tab stops} instead of ◊xref{tables}.
Using ◊xref{carriage returns} to insert vertical space.
Using alphabetic characters as substitutes for real ◊xref{math symbols}.
Making ◊xref{rules and borders} out of repeated alphabetic characters.
Ignoring ◊xref{ligatures}.
◊xref{Underlining} anything.
Using ◊xref{monospaced fonts} rather than proportional fonts.
Abusing ◊xref{all caps}.
Thinking that the best ◊xref{point size} for body text is 12.
Ignoring ◊xref{kerning}.
Ignoring ◊xref{letterspacing}.
Too much ◊xref{centered text}.
Only using single or double ◊xref{line spacing}.
Only using the ◊xref{line length} permitted by one-inch ◊xref{page margins}.
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◊btw{
I' m far from the first person to observe that many bad typographic habits have been passed down from typewriters . A bestselling title of the early Mac era was Robin Williams ' s book ◊ em { The Mac is Not a Typewriter } , which spawned a sequel , ◊ em { The PC is Not a Typewriter } . Still true .
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