If you're suffering from the "no space after punctuation" issue, please read

[Brock Beauchamp]

Some of you are having issues. After you type a post, the system is removing all spaces after punctuation, particularly periods. 

 

I'm trying to replicate this issue and I can't get it to happen in any browser. Here is what I've checked thus far:

 

Firefox 35.0.1

Internet Explorer 11

Chrome 40.0

 

If you're having this issue, please give me an example and the exact version of the browser you're using when it happens.

[Squirrel]

On my pc at work, I am using Firefox, 36.0.  When I'm home I'll check what version is on my Mac.  Although I use all different browsers depending on which device I'm on, and whether I'm at work or at home.  Trying to type extra sentences to make sure it shows you the 'without spaces after sentence-ending punctuation' issue.  How'd it do?

[Brock Beauchamp]

On my pc at work, I am using Firefox, 36.0.  When I'm home I'll check what version is on my Mac.  Although I use all different browsers depending on which device I'm on, and whether I'm at work or at home.  Trying to type extra sentences to make sure it shows you the 'without spaces after sentence-ending punctuation' issue.  How'd it do?

Hmmm. I'm using FF 35.0 and can't get it to work.

 

Out of curiosity, do you have the "lightswitch" at the top left of the post editor clicked?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Can't get it to remove spaces with FF 36.0, either.

 

Arghblargh.

[Squirrel]

Hmmm. I'm using FF 35.0 and can't get it to work.

 

Out of curiosity, do you have the "lightswitch" at the top left of the post editor clicked?

Erm, the what?

 

Oh, nm ... what's it supposed to do?  Testing.  How's this?

[Squirrel]

Another test. Don't think the switch does anything either way. Testing.

[Squirrel]

Okay, that worked ... but when I do that, I have no other options for posting. Everything else goes away. No emoticons, no options for links, changing font style and such, nada.

[ashbury]

I've been seeing the behavior for several weeks now.    You can tell because I've been sprinkling my own posts with triple and quadruple spaces between sentences.  

 

I see it in my own posts, and I see it in others' too.   What may be especially interesting is that if I reply to someone via Quote, I do see normal spacing in their text while I'm in the editor.   When I finish and click Post, the lack of spacing is noticeable again.   So I wouldn't phrase it as the system removing spaces, merely failing to display them.

 

I'm using Firefox 36.0.    I see it also with IE 11.0.9600.176341.   I'm on Windows 8.1, in case that matters; in fact I'm leaning toward thinking that it does, given your difficulty in reproducing the behavior.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Okay, if you're seeing it in multiple browsers, then it's not the browser... It's an operating system function. There's no way that IE11 and FF 36 work for me but both are broken for you, Ash.

 

*scratches head*

 

W... T... F...

[DocBauer]

FWIW....I've had problems for months now when using my IPad. Not with punctuation, but with deleting breaks between paragraphs, creating a large run-on paragraph. And you know what that can mean! Lol I just did a download tonight of iOS 8.1.3 and this is my first post with it. So let's see what happens.

 

This is a new paragraph break. Hopefully it works and shows that way.

 

And again here to attempt to make a point.

[DocBauer]

Hey....seemed to work!

[Physics Guy]

I've noticed the same problem.  I am using FF35.01.  I also use several computers, so I'll test this one.

[Physics Guy]

This computer has Windows 8.1 if that helps.

[Squirrel]

Okay, at home I'm on my Mac using FF 35.0.1 (although there's an update available for 36.0).  Maybe I'll try that and see if it clears things up at home.  Although the 36.0 version on my pc at work didn't work.  I'm fine with all other browsers both at work and home and devices.

[Squirrel]

Just updated.  Testing.  One, two, three?  Testing!  Testing.

 

Edit:  Okay, FF 36.0 on my Mac, same problem.  I should just use Chrome and fergeddaboutit.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Huh. So I wonder if it's somehow account-based...

[Brock Beauchamp]

Minniman from VJ may have just cracked the case for me. He says it happens when he puts two spaces after a period.

 

Is that the case for the rest of you suffering from this?

[Thrylos]

Here is one space after a period. Here is 2 spaces after a full stop.  Here are three spaces after it.   Using the latest Firefox browser.

[Squirrel]

Minniman from VJ may have just cracked the case for me. He says it happens when he puts two spaces after a period.

 

Is that the case for the rest of you suffering from this?

Okay ... that's really retarded, and really an improper way to use punctuation.  I put two spaces using the other browsers and it's fine.  It's still a FF thing, I think.  Although I do notice that Safari only puts one space in anyway even if I type two.

[Squirrel]

Trying the same thing in FF now:

 

Okay ... that's really retarded, and really an improper way to use punctuation. I put two spaces using the other browsers and it's fine. It's still a FF thing, I think. Although I do notice that Safari only puts one space in anyway, even if I type two.

 

edit: well, mystery solved, except that is going to be really annoying for me to not put two spaces after periods, question marks and exclamation marks.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Okay ... that's really retarded, and really an improper way to use punctuation.

Actually, a single space after a period is correct but that's an argument I'd rather not get into for the hundredth time. Two spaces after a period is a bad, old holdover from monospaced typewriter fonts. It was never correct, it was simply a necessity because typewriters sucked.

 

Either way, at least I know what's causing the issue. Now I can start troubleshooting it.

[Squirrel]

Actually, a single space after a period is correct but that's an argument I'd rather not get into for the hundredth time. Two spaces after a period is a bad, old holdover from monospaced typewriter fonts. It was never correct, it was simply a necessity because typewriters sucked.

 

Either way, at least I know what's causing the issue. Now I can start troubleshooting it.

Well ... I'm a holdover from those days, too! LOL! I'm a touch typist from those days and it is just so automatic for me to put in two spaces it is going to be really hard to not do that. Another reason to switch to Chrome permanently, but there are just some things I like with FF.

 

And I just had to go back over all that and remove one of the spaces after sentence-ending punctuation.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Hah! Well, the important thing is that I now know what is causing the issue, which is a huge step forward. I couldn't even begin to troubleshoot because I couldn't replicate the error.

[ashbury]

Now, about the slow response I've been seeing today from the site, whereas it's been normal everywhere else I've visited.

[Thrylos]

Now, about the slow response I've been seeing today from the site, whereas it's been normal everywhere else I've visited.

 

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[HitInAPinch]

In Fire Fox.  It's definitely version 36.  0.  Unless this comes out normal.  LOL

[HitInAPinch]

In Fire Fox.  It's definitely version 36.  0.  Unless this comes out normal.  LOL

 

Yup, definitely 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Now, about the slow response I've been seeing today from the site, whereas it's been normal everywhere else I've visited.

With the Matt Cassel trade going down yesterday and baseball starting to ramp up, the server was beginning to wheeze a bit. I'm going to look into it over the next few days.

[ashbury]

With the Matt Cassel trade going down yesterday

Where's he play? Center field I hope. Never heard of him.

[ashbury]

Actually, a single space after a period is correct but that's an argument I'd rather not get into for the hundredth time. Two spaces after a period is a bad, old holdover from monospaced typewriter fonts.

Two  spaces  between  words  also  is  probably  frowned  upon  by  style  manuals,  and  is  similarly  punished  at  the  moment,  though  you  may  not  be  seeing  it  here.