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public:nnels:etext:poetry [2020/08/14 17:45]
rachel.osolen [Common Types of Complex Formatting]
public:nnels:etext:poetry [2022/04/11 21:03]
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 ====== Poetry ====== ====== Poetry ======
  
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 Languages can be applied as needed. See the [[public:nnels:etext:language|Language]] section for more info. Languages can be applied as needed. See the [[public:nnels:etext:language|Language]] section for more info.
  
-<note>If a poem, or piece of poemappears in a text style as ''Quote''. These usually appear at the beginning of chapters, but can also appear within the body text as well.</note>+<note>If you come across a poem that is an [[public:nnels:etext:epigraph|epigraph]], or styled as blockquote in the original ebookapply the  ''Quote'' style. These usually appear at the beginning of chapters, or within non-poetry ebooksWhen in doubt, [[public:nnels:etext:q_a|ask]]!</note>
  
 =====Complex Formatting and Producer's Notes====== =====Complex Formatting and Producer's Notes======
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 **Producer's Note [Heading Style 1]** **Producer's Note [Heading Style 1]**
  
-This book originally appeared with special paragraph and line spaces that added to the meaning of the text. Due to the conversion process these design elements have been removed. For poems that originally appeared with more complex formatting there are in-text producer’s notes.+This book originally appeared with special paragraph and line spaces that added to the meaning of the text. Due to the conversion process these design elements have been removed.
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
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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." 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."
  
 +==== Q&A Archive ====
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 +Q: I'm wondering about alignment and spacing. The poet in the book I'm editing (Silvija) makes use of left and right justification at some points in the book. Should I align the text as the poet did or stick to right justification only? Also, the book contains a lot of white space (poems are on separate pages). Should I add page breaks in this case? Finally, I just want to verify that the slash ('/') that is used in poetry should remain as written or changed somehow for conversion into DAISY? Thanks!
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 +A: Poetry is a controversial area of ebook production :) NNELS takes the approach of using left justification for all our documents. For some people, text justification may present readability issues. Extended spaces between words and sometimes letters within words can create spaces of white that can visually dominate the text. If you use screen magnification then magnifying these spaces of white, in particular the space in between words, can increase the need for scrolling beyond what would be required if text was aligned to one side.
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 +You can delete all empty pages as we don't have to worry about retaining the original page numbers in this work.
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 +And yes, do use all the original punctuation. TTS is good at reading punctuation. If you're curious how TTS can read text, you can enable the built-in dictation software on your iOS (VoiceOver) or Windows. Keep in mind that TTS software tend to differ [[http://​webaim.org/​techniques/​screenreader/​|Screenreaders]].
  
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