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public:nnels:etext:poetry [2020/04/22 19:59]
rachel.osolen [Common Types of Complex Formatting]
public:nnels:etext:poetry [2020/04/24 15:13]
rachel.osolen [Common Types of Complex Formatting]
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 =====Complex Formatting and Producer's Notes====== =====Complex Formatting and Producer's Notes======
  
-Sometimes you will come across a poem that has more complex formatting that can not be translated to DAISY. We can not retain this formatting for DAISY conversion.+Sometimes you will come across a poem that has more complex formatting that can not be translated to DAISY. 
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 +We can not retain this formatting for DAISY conversion.
  
 ====Common Types of Complex Formatting===== ====Common Types of Complex Formatting=====
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 The more common forms of complex formatting are spacing, line justification, and concrete poetry. The more common forms of complex formatting are spacing, line justification, and concrete poetry.
  
-In poetry the use of blank space on a page, between lines, words, or even letters, can be used to convey meaning. We can not keep these blank spaces.+In poetry the use of blank space on a page, between lines, words, or even letters, can be used to convey meaning. We can not retain blank spaces.
  
 Lines, stanzas, or entire poems can use right justification to convey meaning. We can not retain right justification. Lines, stanzas, or entire poems can use right justification to convey meaning. We can not retain right justification.
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 If there are individual poems within a collection that have complex formatting you may have to also include In-Text Producer's Notes to explain the original formatting and how it has changed with conversion. If there are individual poems within a collection that have complex formatting you may have to also include In-Text Producer's Notes to explain the original formatting and how it has changed with conversion.
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 +Always us the ''Prodnote - Optional (DAISY)'' for all poetry in-text producer's notes.
  
 <note important>Use the In-text Producer's Notes sparingly. If you find you are repeating the same information in your In-Text notes for multiple poems then //only// include it in the main Producer's Note at the beginning of the book. This will avoid repetition.</note> <note important>Use the In-text Producer's Notes sparingly. If you find you are repeating the same information in your In-Text notes for multiple poems then //only// include it in the main Producer's Note at the beginning of the book. This will avoid repetition.</note>
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