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public:nnels:etext:text-breaks [2017/11/03 09:56]
farrah.little [Context Breaks]
public:nnels:etext:text-breaks [2018/06/27 13:13]
leah.brochu
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 Often images are used to represent context breaks. Images are a suboptimal way to indicate a context change because they carry no semantic information. Alt Text could be used to indicate context change, but it doesn't provide for a uniform reading experience. Often images are used to represent context breaks. Images are a suboptimal way to indicate a context change because they carry no semantic information. Alt Text could be used to indicate context change, but it doesn't provide for a uniform reading experience.
  
-Although not ideal, our solution is to replace context breaks with three asterisks ''***'' in the e-text document. The asterism is a traditional way to indicate minor breaks in text. (In HTML5, the [[https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/grouping-content.html#the-hr-element|<hr> tag]] is used to indicate a thematic paragraph-level break in text)+Although not ideal, our solution is to replace context breaks with three asterisks ''***'' (using Normal style, i.e., no need to centre-align) in the e-text document. The asterism is a traditional way to indicate minor breaks in text. (In HTML5, the [[https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/grouping-content.html#the-hr-element|<hr> tag]] is used to indicate a thematic paragraph-level break in text)
  
 Sometimes decorative breaks come right before or after a new section (heading). In these cases, we do not need to replace it, rather we can just remove it entirely since the headings imply thematic changes themselves. Sometimes decorative breaks come right before or after a new section (heading). In these cases, we do not need to replace it, rather we can just remove it entirely since the headings imply thematic changes themselves.
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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]]. ​ 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]]. ​
   
-Q: If a book uses 2 different types of breaks, what should our approach be? The book I am working on uses extra space (aka non-decorative breaks) 90% of the time. When a break comes at the end of a page in the original book, a decorative break follows the text. Should I use both decorative and non-decorative breaks?+Q: If a book uses 2 different types of breaks, what should our approach be?
   
 A: NNELS replaces all breaks with 3 asterisks. A: NNELS replaces all breaks with 3 asterisks.
public/nnels/etext/text-breaks.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/26 10:25 by rachel.osolen