[latexrefman] (manure, etc.\@) for sale

[Vincent Belaïche]

Dear Jim,

Thank you for the feedback.

If it has the dual effect, then this means that the synopsis is
incomplete. In the same vein, the description « Treat a period as
sentence-ending, where @LaTeX{} would otherwise think it is part of an
abbreviation. » does not mention the dual effect, this can be derived
only from the example.

Then, I cannot understand your point about the slash-space not making
sense within a macro. Could you please elaborate about the example
that you have in mind.

   V.

Le dim. 14 févr. 2021 à 21:29, Hefferon, Jim S. <jhefferon at smcvt.edu> a écrit :
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> My understanding is that it does have the dual effect.  The example seems fine to me; it is intended to illustrate the effect of \@, which it does.  It might be used in a macro, for instance, where the slash-space may not make sense.
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> Jim
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> I am realigning the French on the English, at node \@@.
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> My understanding of \@ was that it makes an inter-sentence space where
> LaTeX would otherwise use an interword space.
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> So in the example in this email object, I would have rather used
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> (manure, etc.)\ for sale
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> which indeed works well.
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> Now
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> (manure, etc.\@) for sale
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> also works well.
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> This means that the \@ command does not really force an inter sentence
> space, but instead has the effect of forcing the other type of space
> than LaTeX would have used. That is, where LaTeX would have used an
> interword space, it forces an inter sentence space, and where LaTeX
> would have used an inter sentence space, it forces an interword one.
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> Is that understanding correct ?
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> Do we really want to encourage this «(manure, etc.\@) for sale» space
> fixing, while «(manure, etc.)\ for sale» also does the job.
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> Feedback welcome.
>   V.
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