From f39de60608c5bf2106ad6ce08b8dbe03b271e3ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Brabandt Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:15:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] runtime(doc): style: clarify to prefer 2 spaces after a sentence Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt --- runtime/doc/helphelp.txt | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/runtime/doc/helphelp.txt b/runtime/doc/helphelp.txt index 26804d546c..647c35ad2a 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/helphelp.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/helphelp.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*helphelp.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Apr 08 +*helphelp.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Apr 21 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -383,6 +383,10 @@ standard Vim help files, except for the first line. If you are writing a new help file it's best to copy one of the existing files and use it as a template. +Vim help files generally use 2 spaces after a sentence (since they are written +using a fixed-width font and that was the prefered style in the 70s/80s), like +what is described here: https://english.stackexchange.com/a/2602 + The first line in a help file should have the following format: *plugin_name.txt* {short description of the plugin} -- 2.47.2