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public:nnels:etext:bold-italics-underline-strikethrough [2020/04/21 16:55]
rachel.osolen [Bold, italics, underline, and strikethrough] 		public:nnels:etext:bold-italics-underline-strikethrough [2020/04/21 17:03]
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 ===== Bold, italics, underline, and strikethrough ===== ===== Bold, italics, underline, and strikethrough =====
  
-Generally speaking, our practice is to remove all formatting including text that is in bold, italics, underlined, or struck-through. +These types of formatting can cause accessibility barriers to people with print disabilities. We have to be careful when we retain this type of formatting.
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-We only keep //italics// when it is used to emphasize a point, change in tone, or thoughts and dream sequences. +
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-We only keep **bold** if it is used to emphasize a word or phrase.  +
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-__Underlined__ and <del>struck-through</del> formatting will rarely be retained, but may sometimes need to be kept if what they convey is necessary to understanding the text. The most common type of text where underline and strikethrough will be retained is in poetry. +
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-When in doubt post a question with an example from you text in the Q&A Section. +
  
 When we do keep Bold or Italics we use the Styles in the NNELS template, and not direct formatting (via the toolbar).  When we do keep Bold or Italics we use the Styles in the NNELS template, and not direct formatting (via the toolbar). 
  
- * ''//Emphasis style//'' (italics) - this translates to the <em> tag in XML+  * ''//Emphasis style//'' (italics) - this translates to the <em> tag in XML
   * ''**Strong style**'' (bold) - translates to the <strong> tag in XML   * ''**Strong style**'' (bold) - translates to the <strong> tag in XML
  
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 Remove Italics from: Remove Italics from:
   * paragraphs or blocks of text   * paragraphs or blocks of text
-  * Full sentences and long phrases+  * Full sentences and long phrases (unless a thought or dream sequence.)
   * titles (books, movies, etc.)   * titles (books, movies, etc.)
  
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 ====Strikethrough==== ====Strikethrough====
-If strikethrough text needs to be retained (e.g., in a poem where it conveys important meaning), use direct formatting. +If strikethrough text needs to be retained (e.g., in a poem where it conveys important meaning), use direct formatting. 
 + 
 +====Q&A====
  
 Q: I am editing a poem that uses strikethrough in its original format. Can I recreate this format for the daisy version? Or should I highlight these lines and the format change in an inline producer's note? Q: I am editing a poem that uses strikethrough in its original format. Can I recreate this format for the daisy version? Or should I highlight these lines and the format change in an inline producer's note?
public/nnels/etext/bold-italics-underline-strikethrough.txt · Last modified: 2024/06/07 17:14 by rachel.osolen

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