[xep-support] preventing line breaks before punctuation

[Camille Bégnis]

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Hi,

This is what the "Abbreviated Typographic Code", maintained by French
expert typesetters and Journalists (2005 Edition) says about non
breakable spaces before punctuations:

non-breakable "word" space ":"
one fourth em quadrat: ";!?"

This is largely used in all serious publications and taught everywhere,
though the 1/4 quadrat is replaced by a simple non-breakable space in
many cases.

Camille

Dave Pawson a écrit :
> On 31/10/06, David Tolpin <dvd at davidashen.net> wrote:
> 
>> The French typesetting has a legacy feature.
> 
> I'm not even sure its valid today as a generality.
> I have asked of a French tutor (in France), with connections
> to other linguists (but sadly not the Academy). I'll
> let you know the answer.
> 
> regards
> 
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