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  1. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  2. |                                frenchspacing                                |
  3. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  4.  
  5. Abbreviation:  π|noneπ%
  6.  
  7. Parameters:    π|noneπ%
  8.  
  9.     π|Description:π%
  10. By  default, TEXT1  will  double space  after hard  punctuation,  unless the
  11. letter  prior  to  the punctuation  is  a  capital  letter.     To make  all
  12. interword  spacing  the  same,  regardless  of punctuation,   you can  enter
  13. the  \frenchspacing  markup.      This  will  turn  off  the  extra  spacing
  14. following  punctuation for  the rest  of a  document or  until TEXT1  sees a
  15. \nonfrenchspacing markup.
  16.  
  17.     π|Example:π%
  18. Consider this bibliographic entry:
  19.  
  20. \bibentry
  21.  
  22. Grabens, Gruss M. 1970. {\it Mechanical Processes
  23. in the Human Geomechanism}. Winston: Geomedical
  24. Publications, International.
  25.  
  26. Without \frenchspacing it might print as:
  27.  
  28. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  29. |                                                                             |
  30. | Grabens, Gruss M.  1970.  Mechanical Processes  in the Human Geomechanism.  |
  31. |    Winston:  Geomedical Publications, International.                        |
  32. |                                                                             |
  33. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  34.  
  35. If you had specified \frenchspacing,
  36.  
  37. \frenchspacing
  38. \bibentry
  39. Grabens, Gruss M. 1970. {\it Mechanical Processes
  40. in the Human Geomechanism}. Winston: Geomedical
  41. Publications, International.
  42.  
  43. it would print as:
  44.  
  45. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  46. |                                                                             |
  47. | Grabens, Gruss  M. 1970. Mechanical  Processes in  the Human Geomechanism.  |
  48. |    Winston: Geomedical Publications, International.                         |
  49. |                                                                             |
  50. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  51.  
  52.     π|Notes:π%
  53. none.
  54.