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public:nnels:etext:text-breaks [2017/11/03 09:56] farrah.little [Context Breaks] |
public:nnels:etext:text-breaks [2020/06/30 09:41] rachel.osolen [Q & A] |
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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' | 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' | ||
| - | Although not ideal, our solution is to replace context breaks with three asterisks '' | + | Although not ideal, our solution is to replace context breaks with three asterisks '' |
| 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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| - | ==== Q & A ==== | + | ==== Q& |
| 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 ('/' | 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 ('/' | ||
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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:// | 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:// | ||
| - | 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
