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public:nnels:etext:poetry [2020/04/24 15:13]
rachel.osolen [Common Types of Complex Formatting] 		public:nnels:etext:poetry [2020/04/24 15:36]
rachel.osolen [Complex Formatting and Producer's Notes]
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 We can not retain this formatting for DAISY conversion. We can not retain this formatting for DAISY conversion.
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 +<note>If you have any complex formatting that is not covered below, please ask in the [[public:nnels:etext:q_a|Q&A]].</note>
  
 ====Common Types of Complex Formatting===== ====Common Types of Complex Formatting=====
  
-The more common forms of complex formatting are spacing, line justification, and concrete poetry.+The more common forms of complex formatting are: 
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 +  * 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 retain 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.
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 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.
  
-A Concrete poem is: "an arrangement of linguistic elements in which the typographical effect is more important in conveying meaning than verbal significance. It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry, a term that has now developed a distinct meaning of its own." We can not retain the original shape of a concrete poem.+A Concrete poem is a poem where the words create a shape on the page that conveys a visual meaning. We can not retain the original shape of a concrete poem.
  
 <note>If you have a concrete poem, simply keep the line break/word breaks as they originally appear with left justification and insert an In-Text Producer's Note explaining the original shape of the poem. [[public:nnels:etext:poetry#in-text_producers_notes|See below]] for more on when and how to use these notes for poetry.</note> <note>If you have a concrete poem, simply keep the line break/word breaks as they originally appear with left justification and insert an In-Text Producer's Note explaining the original shape of the poem. [[public:nnels:etext:poetry#in-text_producers_notes|See below]] for more on when and how to use these notes for poetry.</note>
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 END PRODUCER'S NOTE END PRODUCER'S NOTE
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
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 +====Images in Poems====
 +Sometimes you will come across images of text in poems. This is a big no-no in publishing and not accessible. See the section on [[https://bclc.wiki.libraries.coop/doku.php?id=public:nnels:etext:images#images_of_words_and_phrases|Images of Text for more]].
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 +We transcribe all images of text and mark up with the appropriate NNELS styles. If it was a case of complex formatting, then use an In-Text Producer's Note.
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 +Sometimes you will find the poet has used an image of a black bar to signify the censorship of a word of phase. In this can you can keep the image and add the Alt-Text "Thick black bar blocking out word/phrase."
  
 ====Producer's Note===== ====Producer's Note=====
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