Re: search/replace program

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On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Bill Troop wrote:

>
> >Is it a function of the question mark vs. the period, or what? Does
> >the rule vary from typeface to typeface depending on how the spacing
> >looks, or is it invariable? What *is* the rule?
>
> There is no absolute rule, but see Bringhurst's The Elements
> of Typographic Style, an invaluable handbook. His position --
> somewhat extreme -- is that punctuation should always be
> set in roman.

It simplifies things -- but at the expense of elegance. And there
are some titles that include a punctuation mark: A.J. Budrys's
_Who?_ for example, or Avram Davidson's _Rork!_

George H Scithers of owlswick@xxxxxxxx