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• DP Proofreading Guidelines
• DP Formatting Guidelines

The Guidelines are JUST Guidelines - Ask in Project Discussion

The proofreading and formatting guidelines are just guidelines.
There can't be hard fast rules, because:
differences in printing and writing conventions over time, across languages, and even between publishing houses.
So it's always best to ask in a project thread.

My Methods

proofreading-and-formatting-method

Some-Notes-on-my-Journey

The Basics

Proofreading

Simple Proofreading Rules
1) ReWrap NO - Don't rewrap lines. Leave the ends of lines where they are in the image.
1.a) except: put together words that are broken across lines.
2) 1 Blank Line before each paragraph and
2.a) Indent NO at paragraph start.
2.b) 1 Blank Line MAX in Proofreading
3) Remove extra spaces around punctuation mistakenly inserted by the OCR software.
4) Correct scan spelling NO.
5) When in doubt, make it look like the original and use [** Notes for the next proofreader or PM would go here] to flag the spot.
6) WordCheck catches some errors, see: wordcheck_notes

Formatting

Formatting Decisions

• Cover/Front-Back Matter/Chapter/Section/Body/Appendix/Index/Advertisements
• List/Table/Paragraph

- List:
  - 1 Data Column
  - Numbers 
  - Short Lines (TODO: How short?  <75? Something else? )
  - Indent different from paragraphs

- Table:
  - 2+ Data Columns
  - Not Wrappable

- Paragraph:
  - Wrappable (see Preview Wrap checkbox)
  - Regular/Hanging

See also:

• Chapka: Index to the LoFE

Notes to myself

Abbreviations

In General

Multiple Word Abbreviation

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	Usually a space between letters of an abbreviation.	The red-hot dollar 215 p2 p3 diff - 'R.I.' vs 'R. I.' Retained at F2.	Providence, R.<space>I.	<TODO>
F1, F2	Retain P3	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO>

Abbreviation Examples

Abbreviation and word

Abbreviation	Italic dots?	Word	English Translation	Usage	Example	Reference
Mr.	Yes <i>Mr.</i> Mr.	Mister	A person	Wide usage in correspondence and text	Greetings Mr. Smith:	"Ending punct. inside the tags for the abbreviation, as the dot 'belongs with' the text." (DP Feedback cmspence)
U.S.P. - U. S. P.	Yes	United States Pharmacopeia https://www.usp.org	--

In Pre-1971 UK Currency - Pound,Shilling,Pence Wikipedia Pound Sterling

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	Match scan	Italic shilling pence	3s. 6d.	<TODO>
F1, F2	Match scan. If italic in scan surround p., s., d. with italic tags, including the period	Italic shilling pence	3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i>	DP Formatting Placement_of_Inline_Formatting_Markup
F1, F2	Italic in Table Heading Each abbreviation gets its own tags: "... series/list ... mark each item ... individually."	Italic Pound Sterling in Table Header	£ <i>s.</i> <i>d.</i> Example pound sterling italic table header	DP Formatting Placement_of_Inline_Formatting_Markup

In Latin Abbreviations

In Latin Abbreviations

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
All	Match scan. or Ask.	e.g i.e. (no space) i. e. (space)	No offical guidance.	Abbreviations i.e. and e.g.

Latin Definitions and English Translations. Reference: Wikipedia List of Latin Abbreviations

Latin Abbreviation	Italic dots?	Latin Words	English Translation	Usage	Example
cf.	<TODO>	confer	"bring together" "compare"	<TODO>	<TODO>
D.M.	Yes	Diis Manibus	In the Hands of the Gods	Epitaphs, tombstones	Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities 0316.png "Such is the conservative tendency of the epitaph-maker that even old sepulchral forms were retained long after they had lost their ignificance, such as the initials D. M. (Diis Manibus) ..."
etc. et. c. et c.	<TODO>	et cetera	"and the others", "and other things", "and the rest"	<TODO>	<TODO>
e.g.	Yes	exempli gratia	"for example"	prefix for some examples or illustrations	I like citrus fruits, e.g., oranges, lemons, and limes.
i.e.	Yes	id est	"that is", "in other words", "in essence"	prefix a clarification, alternate or more precise explanation.	The dog is a terrier, i.e., a small breed known for its energetic nature.
Ibid.	Yes	ibīdem	"in the same place"	repeat the previous citation.	1. Asimov, The Stars Like Dust, p.31. 2. Ibid. p.74.
Loc.Cit.	Yes	<todo>
Op.Cit.	Yes	<todo>
u.s.	Yes	ut supra	"as above"
(Heberden De Ileo.)	No	De Ileo	The Ileum	It's a book title, not an abbreviation.

in Names and Degrees

In Names

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	1 space between initials … mostly. Correct if wrong in previous round.	A.Asimov, C.M.Kornbluth, J. M. Crichton	A. Asimov, C.M.Kornbluth, J. M. Crichton	No offical guidance. Discussions at: https://www.pgdp.net/wiki/User:LouiseP https://www.pgdp.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=1348593#p1348593 https://www.pgdp.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=1351477#p1351477 (jjz)
F1, F2	1 space between initials … mostly. Correct if wrong in previous round.	Example	Example	Same as above.

In Degrees

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	No space between initials. Correct if wrong in previous round.	A. Asimov, Ph. D., Dr. J. M. Crichton M. D.	A. Asimov Ph.D., J. M. Crichton M.D.	No offical guidance. Discussions at: https://www.pgdp.net/wiki/User:LouiseP https://www.pgdp.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=1348593#p1348593 https://www.pgdp.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=1351477#p1351477 (jjz)

SMALL CAPS In Names and Degrees

SMALL CAPS In Names and Degrees

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2 FIRSTNAME LASTNAME, B.S. LL.D. - scan 'FirstName LastName' in small caps	InLine around name, not around degree	Example name degree small caps	By <sc>Luke Owen Pike</sc>, M.A. Barrister-at-Law.	LoFE Advertisements 125-08A The war in Paraguay 387.png F1
F1, F2 X. X. Name - scan in small caps	InLine around entire name	<TODO>	<sc>X. X. Name</sc>	LoFE Small Caps 102-09A

Advertisements Ads

See also: BobNearSeattle Advertisements

Overview

Round	Guidance	Example	Reference
F1, F2	determine the elements / units / ads on page format each element / unit / ad separately Inline markup 4 blank lines at page top 4 blank lines between major ads, even from same advertiser 1 blank line between each element / unit of advertiser 2 blank lines between small Ads on page of all small Ads. 2 blank lines after heading 2 blank lines between independent listings 2 blank lines before "contact" information at the bottom. Block Quotes /# #/ around hanging indents Block Quotes /# #/ around paragraphs that are in a smaller font NoWraps - normal rules [illustration]s - move to paragraph break, or Ad top, or page top Other layout: best judgement	Example Pending F2 The war in Paraguay 387.png F2	LoFE 25 Advertisements 125-00A

Do not, unless by PM:

• Thought breaks

Advertisements Examples

Basic Formatting - for Each Line / Section within an ad

Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
InLine formatting (Bold, Italic, SMALL CAPS, etc.) Leave Wraps as in scan Do not mark fonts 2 lines before a line that looks like a heading (bold, LARGE, etc) Favor plain paragraphs over tables/lists The PPr will change things	Gold Bricks of Speculation 166	Gold Bricks of Speculation 166 proofread a Gold Bricks of Speculation 166 proofread a	Ad feedback (cmspence) heading line "GUARANTEED BY THE Mining Company", leave wrapped as shown in the original. line "2% GUARANTEED", 2 blank lines before - it's a large, bold heading-type line, and the 2 BL's will alert PP to this. line "Brokers and Financial Agents", 2 blank lines before - large, bold and looks like a heading. later: 4 BL's at the top, which is what we usually do for these type full-pg Adverts. nowraps around heading portion that begins with "60% Per Annum..." Since that's all squashed together, we'd need something to alert PP not to unwrap it all.

Blank Lines - Paragraph, Thought Break, Attribution

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
2 lines should not blend into each other	All	Insert Blank Line between	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO>
New Paragraph	All	Insert Blank Line before	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO>
Thought Break <tb>	P1, P2, P3	1 Blank Line before	Example proofread thought break. From: Screen acting, 087.png		"Proofers should never end up with more than one blank line. If there are two or more I would remove the excess ones." (wfarrell)
Quoted list followed by attribution	All	Insert Blank Line before attribution	Example Blank Line between list and next paragraph.	More secret 098 proofread list detail	DP-Feedback: More secret remedies x 2 (jjz)

Blank Spaces within a line

Blank Spaces within a line

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
scan: quote-footnote-quote with no spaces.	All	Blank space before quote. No note required.	success;"1"its quote spacing example from p079	success;"[1] "its quote spacing proofread	'punctuation marks that normally appear in pairs, such as "quotation marks", (parentheses), [brackets], and {braces} normally have a space before the opening mark, which should be retained.' DP Punctuation Spacing

Blocks and Wraps

Blocks and Wraps - Definitions

Block Quote, NoWrap - Definitions

Round	Operator	Names	Action	Description	Reference
F1, F2	/* */	NoWrap No-Wrap	1 line minimum left-justified. F1 Self-Eval 075	Prevent enclosed text from being wrapped in PP Post Processing EXCEPTION: Not used for Centered text.	075
F1, F2	/# #/	BQ BlockQuote Block Quote	Thank you for asking about block quotations on page Siberian Fiasco 066.png 066.png in The Siberian Fiasco. No, block quote tags /##/ are not used when there is no difference between the quoted text and the regular text. We need to see a different font, or font size, or wider margins on the left and/or right, more white space above the first paragraph in the quote, after the last paragraph in the quote, et al. To quote the guidelines, "/# #/ "rewrap" markup indicates text that is printed differently" so we need to be able to see a difference. While the styles recommended in the Chicago Manual of Style, may have been, and still are, used by many publishing houses, not all do, and unless we have access to an edition in or around the years in which the book was published we do not know what the recommendation might have been at the time. So, look for a difference and if you see none, treat as regular text. It is fine to peek a few pages ahead to check whether there is more space after the last paragraph within the same block. (jjz	Inform PP Post Processing the enclosed text is an independent entity	DP Feedback, jjz, Tue Apr 01, 2025 2:15 am

DP Formatting Block Quotations

Blocks and Wraps - Details

Round / Issue / Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2 - Nested Blocks/NoWraps/Paragraph/Hanging Indent Example advert nested blocks Wanderings w0130	/#[**BQ-A START hanging indent][**See https://www.pgdp.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=1373885#p1373885 F1] <i>Harper's Monthly Magazine.</i> Published Monthly. 160 pages, fully Illustrated, 1<i>s.</i> /*[**post-processor will add necessary left-margin to list] Vol. I. December, 1880, to May, 1881. " II. May, 1881, to November, 1881. " III. June to November, 1882. */ /#[**BQ-B START not hanging but indentation on whole block else it'd be seen as starting where "Harper's" is above] Super-royal 8vo, 8<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i> each. /#[**BQ-C START NOT hanging indent - indicate smaller font within indented block F1] "'Harper's Magazine' is so thickly sown with excellent illustrations that to count ... "An amazing shillingsworth ... combining choice literature of both nations.'--<i>Nonconformist.</i> #/[**BQ-C END NOT hanging indent F1] #/[**BQ-B END indented block that includes normal and small text within] <i>Hatton (Joseph) Journalistic London: Portraits and Engravings</i>, ... <i>History of a Crime (The); Deposition of an Eye-witness.</i> <i>The</i> Story of the Coup d'État. By <sc>Victor Hugo</sc>. Crown 8vo, 6<i>s.</i> #/[**BQ-A END F1]	Hanging Indent enclosing Non-Hanging-Indent "... a rare case of triple nested tags ..." LoFE Block Quotes 106-12A

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
NoWrap and Hanging Indent	F1, F2	If Hanging Indent *inside* NoWrap, add note [**Hanging Indent]	/*[**Hanging Indent] See Spot run. Run Spot run. */ Example nowrap hanging indent		Through Shên-kan [1912 a0060.png]
Block Quotes Start with Small Caps	F1, F2	Mark Small Caps <sc></sc>	Block Quote with Small Caps		"There would be no reason not to tag those sc's; they're clearly marked as sc's in the scan, and there's nothing in the GL's to suggest otherwise. So they should be tagged." ( https://www.pgdp.net/phpBB3/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=view&f=0&p=1479062 cmspence)
Start of Page	F1, F2	(Blank Line) BQ /##/	Example f1 eval BQ 960	(blank line) /# Put the blank line before the BQ "So to be safe, especially if you don't know what's on the previous page, put the blank line above the opening marker. Then you can't be wrong. The PPer removes closing and opening blockquote markup that spans over several pages when they remove the page dividers, and will make sure the blank line (to indicate a new paragraph) is retained. If I'm F2ing a similar case, I will only change the markup if the previous round has included the blank line between the markup and the start of the quotation and it isn't a continuing quotation." (jjz)	F1 Eval PD
Centered List	F1, F2	NoWrap /**/	F2 centered list nowrap more secret 098		F2 centered list nowrap more secret 098
Isolated line	F1, F2	NoWrap /**/	F1 400 proofread		F1 Eval F1 eval Explanations pages_391-400 "Enclose the Latin quotation in no-wraps. When you don't know whether a single line like this is verse or prose, just use no-wraps; it won't be an error if someone else changes it later on."
Hanging Indent - Paragraph with all lines indented, EXCEPT line 1.	F1, F2	BQ /##/	Illustration Sidenote Hanging Indent		LoFE Nowrap #06A
Multiple paragraphs - 1 BQ or multiple?	F1, F2	1 BQ	F1 399 bq diff F1 399 proofread		F1 Eval F1 eval Explanations pages_391-400
UnWrap a long line by Default?	All	None	UnWrap A Long Line - Default	<TODO>	Project Discussion "The school of poetry" (okrick)
UnWrap a long line - Indexes and poetry	<TODO>

Blocks - Wrap NoWrap - Examples

Mixed BQ NoWrap Quote Centered List - F2 removed BQ

Round	Scan / Proofread	F1 Preview	F2
F1, F2	More 098 f1 scan and markup	More 098 f1 format preview	Example more secret 098 F2

Bold ... or not

In Latin Abbreviations

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2	Should this caption be marked as bold?	P1201 sand hamster caption Through Shên-kan [1912], PLATE 49	P1201 markup example	"... the captions should not be marked bold, since the entire line of the main caption is in the same font. There's no way to know if that's actually bold or just a different font. If only part of the line appeared bold, then we would mark it." (cmspence)

Small Caps ... or not

• "If the Case of proofed text doesn't match the Image, formatters should change it." ( LoFE LoFE Small Caps 102-00A )
• 2 kinds of text should be marked as small-caps: LoFE Small Caps #00A
  • small-caps - mixed
  • all small-caps - in-line

Scan	Round	Action	Example	Reference
ALL CAP Mixed Case lower case STYLized paragraph starts	P1, P2, P3	Retain OCR text - even if it does not match scan. ALL CAP, Mixed Case, or lower case, Retain ALL CAP, Mixed, or lower.	SOON after the completion and then working alone,	DP Small Capitals Proofread
ALL SMALL CAPS within a sentence.	F1, F2	CHANGE Type in ALL CAPS surround with <sc> </sc> "Format words that are printed in all small caps as ALL-CAPS. For both mixed case and all small caps, surround the text with <sc> and </sc> markup." Example --------- Format: by Mr. C. W. Fremantle, <sc>BOTH RELATING TO THE SAME ACCOUNT</sc>, and both	LoFE small caps 102-07A	DP Formatting Words in Small Capitals LoFE Small_Caps #07A
ALL SMALL CAPS	F1, F2	CHANGE Type in ALL CAPS surround with <sc> </sc> Headings (Chapter Headings, Section Headings, Captions, etc.) that appear all small caps - NOT <sc> usually because font SIZE change - NO <sc> tag NO all-lower-case small-caps at DP Format sub-heading that seems to be in all-lower-case small-caps AS plain all-upper-case - NO SC tag Chapter word 1 in small caps - changed to Mixed Case - NO <sc> tag	P099 index example	DP Small Capitals Format <TODO Chapter word 1>
Mixed Small Caps	F1, F2	CHANGE Type in Mixed Case "Mixed Small-Caps": at least One Letter in each Case. Mixed Uppercase Lowercase. surround with <sc> </sc> Chapter word 1 in small caps - changed to Mixed Case - NO <sc> tag	LoFE 102-00A	DP Small Capitals Format LoFE Small_Caps 00A <TODO Chapter word 1>
SMALL CAPS In Names and Degrees	F1, F2	See: SMALL CAPS In Names and Degrees
Clock Times Small Caps like : "A.M." "P.M." "A.D." "B.C."	F1, F2	Change case to match image. small-cap "A.M." formatted as <sc>A.M.</sc>, ***NOT*** as <sc>a.m.</sc>. from LoFE Small Caps#11A: [*** 5) "P.M." (and "A.M.", "B.C.", and "A.D.") often are printed in small caps, as shown ] [*** above. They are abbreviations, and the associated times/dates should NOT be included ] [*** in the small-caps markups. They are like the Formatting Guidelines example of British ] [*** currency abbreviations: "It cost 9l. 4s. 1d.", NOT like the ] [*** "Enacted 4 July, 1776" example. ] from LoFE Small Caps#00A: Many books use ordinary "A.M." or "a.m." and those should NOT be marked at all; retain original Case. Replicate spacing "A. M." or lack thereof "A.M."	<sc>A.M.</sc> <sc>P.M.</sc> <sc>a.m.</sc> <sc>p.m.</sc> 10 <sc>P.M.</sc>	LoFE Small Caps#00A LoFE Small Caps#06A LoFE Small Caps#11A
Mixed Small Caps Figures like: "FIG. 12."	F1, F2	If "Fig." is in SC or italics, tag Fig, number and period. If caption also SC/Italic ok to enclose with 1 set of tags: "Fig. nn. Caption text."	<sc>Fig. 12.</sc>	LoFE Small Caps 15A
Mixed Small Caps Section	F1, F2	Example sc italic F1-self-eval-321 F1 Self Eval 321 - scan	<sc>Section II.</sc>--<i>Protestantism in Germany.</i>	F1 Self Eval 321 - Explanation "The italics is a complete sentence and so is the mixed-case small-caps, so both periods go inside their respective tags."
Is it Small Caps?	F1, F2	Look for letters with obvious differences, like Aa Dd Ee Hh Ii Case Type Example Proofread Reference Small Caps Mixed AHI TUNA <sc>Ahi Tuna</sc> Small Caps Mixed <sc>2. Formation of Soils.</sc> F1 Eval 414 Small Caps Mixed <sc>the Atmosphere</sc>, which is brought F1 Eval 414 Regular Mixed Case Ahi Tuna Ahi Tuna Regular Upper Case AHI TUNA AHI TUNA	<TODO>	<TODO>

Supporting Example

Round	Proof / OCR	Correct?
Scan	Illustration caption. Maisie's merry Christmas 000.png "Oh, may I really take it?"--Page 85. in Mixed Case Small Caps. At: Maisie’s merry Christmas 000.png
OCR	"OH, MAY I REALLY TAKE IT?"--Page 85.
P1	"OH, MAY I REALLY TAKE IT?"--Page 85.	Yes
P2	"OH, MAY I REALLY TAKE IT?"--Page 85.	Yes
P3	"Oh, may I really take it?"--Page 85.	No
Feedback	Explain that Diff! (Proofreading): "Some proofreaders refuse to apply the guideline that asks for the case of small caps to be ignored in proofreading rounds because it is a formatting task." (jjz)

Caps Special Cases

Drop Caps

Case	Round	Action	Example	Reference
Drop Cap Multiple Poetry Lines	F1, F2	<TODO>	Example drop cap jb tabb the postulant	<TODO>
Drop Cap Multiple Poetry Lines	F1, F2	<TODO>	Example drop cap jb tabb wayfarers	<TODO>
word 1 Drop Caps and Illustrated Caps	F1, F2	See reference	See reference	Special Handling - FIRST word Caps and Cap Illustrations

Characters, Symbols and Custom Character Suites

Usually, the project has all the characters it needs.
Sometimes, it needs Character Suites added.
Sometimes, it needs a Custom Character.

TODO: Clean up this table

Characters	Action	Example	Action
Another language	Ask for character suite to be added via PD or PM	η Ursæ Majoris	Ask for Basic Greek or Polytonic Greek Or proofread per Accented,_Diacritical,_and_Non-ASCII_Latin_Characters
Not in DP All Character Suites	Ask via PD or PM	⁂ Unicode asterism U+2042	Ask via PD or PM
Not in Unicode (like "fullwidth equals sign")	Check Essential Maths for Proofers, The equals sign "Use a single = from the keyboard for equals. It should always have a blank space each side of it. In very old texts you may come across a very long equals sign, we still use the short character for that one too."	Example the suburban garden guide 113 fullwidth equals
Not in Unicode	Ask via PD or PM, and/or proofread as [**symbol inverted asterism]	⁂ Inverted Asterism (see this page source code for how that works in html)	Ask via PD or PM, and/or proofread as [**symbol inverted asterism]
Not anywhere	Ask and/or proofread as [**symbol]	<todo>	Ask and/or proofread as [**symbol]

Chapter, Section, Preface, Introduction

PROOFREADING Overview

DP Proofing_Summary.pdf

DP Proofing Summary

Chapter FORMATTING Overview

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2	Match scan Except Old books often printed the first word or two of every chapter in all caps or small caps; Change these to upper and lower case (first letter only capitalized). 4 blank lines before 1 blank line separates each chapter section (description, opening quote, etc.,) 2 blank lines body text Note: Do not mark chapter headings that are bold or s p a c e d o u t, usually the result of font or font size changes.	Example chapter moussorgsky chapter1 - 'Part 1' in TOC		LoFE Chapters 108-00A DP Formatting Chapter Head
F1, F2	Format as Chapter Heading Major Divisions Preface, Foreword, Table of Contents, Introduction, Prologue, Epilogue, Appendix, References, Conclusion, Glossary, Summary, Acknowledgements, Bibliography, etc.,			DP Formatting Other_Major_Divisions_in_Texts

Chapter FORMATTING Examples

Round	Situation	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2	Book Title on page AND Chapter title on page 1st page of text after FrontMatter No TOC	Trading in Scrabbletown 005.png chapter start F2		Trading in Scrabbletown 005.png chapter start F2 LoFE Chapters 05A
F1, F2	When the Book Title is on the page, above the chapter title, and it looks like the start of Section (Sections) <Verified on F2: missing Book Title has been replaced: How to Save Money 05.png P2>	Example book title and chapter heading		LoFE Chapters 05A
F1, F2	When the Book Title is on the page, above the chapter title	Example book title and chapter heading		LoFE Chapters 05A
F1, F2	No BQ around multi-line heading.<bq> Even though it looks like a hanging indent.	Example chapter format multi line heading - Note: Chapter formatted as Section		The English Gentleman's House, 033.png, F1 The English Gentleman's House, 033.png, F1 Project Discussion
F1, F2	Book title on 1st page of text No "chapter", "preface" or other major division indication Body text	Example on the practical methods of ventilating buildings 006	(blank line 1) (blank line 2) (blank line 3) (blank line 4) ON THE PRACTICAL METHODS OF VENTILATING BUILDINGS. (blank line 1) (blank line 2) <sc>Mr. President and Gentlemen</sc>,	Verified in PROJECT DISCUSSION <TODO> Verify at F2 .

Chapter Blank Lines

Round	Action	Example / Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	1 blank line before 1 blank line after	Section blank line 1 scan Section blank line 1 diff	DP Proofreading Chapter Headings does not specify these blank lines; but 1 blank line before and after is typical. Diffs That Don't Matter Proofreading rounds: P1, P2 and P3: "A blank line added or removed at the top of the page before: Title page Chapter heading Section heading" "In proofreading rounds, blank lines above a chapter heading at the top of a page are optional but most will treat them as a new paragraph and have a blank line. (jjz) "Adding extra blank lines around a chapter heading is a formatting task, there is no need to do it in the proofing rounds." (Close@Hand)
F1, F2	4 blank lines before "CHAPTER XXX" 1 blank line inside each part of chapter heading: description, opening quote, etc. 2 blank lines after Add formatting	<todo>	DP Formatting Chapter_Headings LoFE Chapters 108-01A

Special Handling - FIRST word Caps and Cap Illustrations

IF word 1 is illustrated drop-cap or a regular drop-cap:

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	<todo>	<todo>	<todo>	<todo>
F1, F2	Word one in chapter body in normal Mixed-case NO [Illustration] tag NO styling	Illustrated Cap Detail	Illustrated Cap Proofread	LoFE Small Caps 102-14A DP Formatting Chapter Head
F1, F2	IF drop-cap with multiple spaces Poetry:	Drop cap multiple spaces	<todo>	<todo>

Chapters and Sections

Sections and Sub-Sections

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2	Before: 2 blank lines After: 1 blank line Minor division within chapter. Usually not in TOC	Moussorgsky 049.png F1		LoFE Sections 109-00A "Precede a Section or a sub-section with two blank lines ..."
F1, F2	* If multiple lines of section text (Pending F2) ** 2 lines ** section title ** 1 line ** more section text ** 1 line PM confirmed: Moussorgsky PC "... is correct because some sections have titles themselves."	Moussorgsky 049.png F1 PENDING F2		LoFE Sections 109-00A For Moussorgsky 049.png F1, LoFE Sections 109-02A is the closest, but is a poor example. See also: Moussorgsky 051.png F1 be an art, to have a purpose. <2 blank lines> "SALAMMBÔ" <1 blank line> III. <1 blank line> Moussorgsky's first serious attempt at Opera was

Chapters and Sections - Special Sections - THE END - Misc. back matter

Special Sections

Section	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
The End	P*	1 blank line before 1 blank line after	Example	<TODO>	<TODO>
The End	F*	2 blank lines before	Tom Swift 221.png	Wheels. <blank line> <blank line> THE END	LoFE Sections 109-08A] Text Search LoFE - Search for 09 Sections THE END notes: Diffs That Don't Matter#Formatting
The End	F*	2 blank lines before 1 blank line after	Euthanasia p105.png	P105 the end proofread detail	LoFE Sections 109-08A] Text Search LoFE - Search for 09 Sections THE END notes: Diffs That Don't Matter#Formatting

Chemical Formula

Ask in the "Forum Discuss this project".

Example:

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	References
P1, P2, P3	<TBD>	Chemistry For Beginners, Structural Chemical Formula	A==C==^{B}_{B} [** not exactly sure how to format P1][**agreed! Asked in forum. P2]	Forum Discussion in project Chemistry For Beginners Note: Author states this is a "structural or constitutional formula". Presumably this means that A has 2 bonds, C has 4 bonds and each of the 2 B's have 1 bond each. So, something like: /-H O=C \-H Formaldehyde (H2CO)
F1, F2	<TBD>	Chemistry For Beginners, Structural Chemical Formula	A = C = B/B There is, however, another way of writing a formula, which is more expressive, thus: A = C = B/B This is known as a <i>structural</i> or <i>constitutional</i> formula...	Page 023.png, F2 in Chemistry For Beginners which looks like this in html: 023.png

Contractions

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	References
P1, P2, P3	In English, remove any extra space in contractions.	Example Proofread would n't wouldn't 't is 'tis.		DP Proofreading Contractions
F1, F2	<TODO>	Example two women klondike p310 Example two women klondike p311	<TODO>	<TODO>

Coordinates - Degrees Minutes Seconds

Coordinates - ° ′ ″ Degrees Minutes Seconds - Characters

Some PM/book pairs prefer custom character suite ( ′ =Prime U+2032 , ″=Double Prime U+2033 ), Reference: "The scientific papers of Sir William Huggins ..." by Huggins, William

Some PM/book pairs prefer apostrophes and quotes.

Ask in the "Forum Discuss this project".

Example:

Minutes Character	Proofread
U+0027 Apostrophe	54° 30' N. Lat. and 7° 42' E. Long.
U+2032 Prime	54° 30′ N. Lat. and 7° 42′ E. Long.

Coordinates - +- Plus Minus Hyphen Dash

Coordinates

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
unclear how to format coordinate. Is scan Minus or Dash? Sign spacing?	All	Per PM/PD	Example DM minus - 525.png Example DM plus - 526.png	Example DM minus proofread Example DM plus proofread	Sometimes: "I'd prefer not to add a minus sign to the character list, as the PPer can easily convert hyphens with leading blanks, followed by digits to minus signs." (okrick. "Problems in astrophysics" by Clerke, Agnes M.)

Correspondence Letters

• See also: F1/F2 Diffs of trading_in_scrabbletown_brayton
• See also: F1/F2 Diffs of walt_whitman_perry

Overview

Components of a letter:

0. Title
0.1 When in book, may be an identifying Title that is not part of the letter and should not be in the block quote.

1 heading in no-wrap
1.1 address
1.2 date

2.1 greeting / salutation - as paragraph
2.1.1 IF greeting on separate line, may need to be in (a shared) no-wrap;

1.3 body - as paragraph(s)

1.4 complementary closing, signature - in (shared) no-wrap. 
1.4.1 IF name/signature on same line, Move name to separate line. ( LoFE Correspondence, 117-04A LoFE Correspondence, 117-05A )
1.4.2 usually non-standard alignment

1.7 P.S.

( Reference: LoFE Correspondence, 117-00A )

Details:

1. Block Quote IF extra vertical space, OR different font ( LoFE Correspondence, 117-03A LoFE Correspondence, 117-04A )
2. No-wrap right-justification and Special indentation
3. Blank line OPTIONAL between an opening BQ and an opening no-wrap

( Reference: LoFE Correspondence, 117-01A )
( Reference: LoFE Correspondence, 117-01B )

See also: User:BobNearSeattle#Illustrations_Government_Certificates_Stamps_Medals

Salutations

Round	Action	Example	Reference
F1, F2	*Spaces in Salutation - Preserve	Example letter salutation spaces	Trading in Scrabbletown 006.png F2

Signatures

See also: Correspondence Letters

Round	Action	Example	Reference
F1, F2	1. Left-justify, even if scan indented or right-aligned 2. No-Wrap IF indented in some way 3. ONE 1 No-Wrap IF dates or "complimentary closing" (e.g., "Y'r obedient servant," 4. New Line - Signature IF on same line as date/closing 5. IF in-line formatting AND period before, then subsequent period inside markup	Example signature date	DP Formatting Letters/Correspondence LoFE Signatures 00A

Correspondence Letters Examples

Quoted Correspondence Letters Forms Prospectus

Demonstrates	Example / Proofread	Feedback	Reference
Block Quote per Project Comments right-align Special alignment multiple signatures	Example walt whitman letter 186 Example walt whitman letter 186 F2
Thought Break TB Block Quote BQ with title right-align	Example gold bricks 171	include the heading "DO YOU WANT TO GET RICH?" inside BQ, since it's the same size font as the rest. Blank Line before the opening nowrap around the dotted line. FP should have alerted you to this.	<TODO>
Thought Break TB Asterisk for omitted material Prospectus	Example gold bricks 172	the paragraph starting with "A West Virginia Oil Company" should not be included in the BQ that follows, as it has 'regular' size font, so is part of the main text.	<TODO>
Thought Break TB Correspondence	Example gold bricks 173	heading "A GOLD MINE." inside the BQ tags for that text.	<TODO>
Block Quotes BQ Correspondence Signatures Underscore vs Hyphen for PP	Example gold bricks 186	The heading needs 2 BL's ahead of it, since it's a centered, stand-alone heading. This page looks good for the most part, however, in general, we use dashes rather than underscores for dashed blank lines like that. Does NOT match scan, but apparently works better during PP.	<TODO>
Quoted Forms	Example gold bricks 168	No need for any type of out-of-line markup on those sentences at the top, because they're not different in any way from the surrounding text. ( i.e. Not a list. ) For the "<sc>A Plain Talk To Investors</sc>" line, 2 BL's before Make sure Last 2 paragraphs are BQ not nowrap	<TODO>

Dashes, Hyphens, and Minus Signs

• Ref: DP Proofreading Dashes, Hyphen, Minus Sign
• Ref: Historical usage at: https://books.google.com/ngrams

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
issue	All	Leave **Note for En-Dash and Em-Dash usage, where useage questionable. [** spaced dash?], [** ditto], [** censored], etc.	F2 Dash note more secret 097		Ref: F2 More secret remedies--what they cost and what they contain, 097.png
Em-dash at Start of line	P1, P2, P3	Move the em-dash up to the previous line Move the word following up to the previous line	sensations—sweet, bitter, salt, and sour —if even all of these are simple tastes. What	sensations--sweet, bitter, salt, and sour--if even all of these are simple tastes. What	DP Proofreading Dashes, Hyphen, Minus Sign
:-- Colon Hyphen Hyphen at end of line	All	Bring next word up and join with hyphen.	Example colon hyphen hyphen scan from: Problems in Astrophysics, 573.png	Example colon hyphen hyphen proofread	"The paragraph has not ended at the dash, it continues; the em dash is mid-paragraph." Colon Hyphen Hyphen :-- End Of Line (jjz)

Things that DO NOT MATTER

...in Proofreading rounds: P1, P2 and P3

...in Formatting rounds: F1 and F2

Deterministic Rules

Deterministic rules in human languages are very hard to develop. Some work on punctuation rules is at: Punctuation Check test data

Ellipses

Ellipses are complex. If in doubt:

1. Search the forums:
   1. Common Proofreading Q&A
   2. pgdp.net wiki Ellipsis (Not official(?) but well curated summary of Ellipses: Questions)
   3. Search "ellipsis", within "Search these results" enter "quote"
2. ask in the "Discuss this project" link.
3. pick some interpretation, leave a [**note], and move on.

Ellipsis Cases and Guidance

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
Quote Ellipsis New Line, within Paragraph Spot runs." ... Jane sees Spot.	P1, P2, P3	<TODO>	Ellipsis, End-of-line, New Line, within Paragraph		<TODO>
Quote Ellipsis End of Line and End of Paragraph Spot runs." ... -new paragraph- Jane sees Spot.	P1, P2, P3	Treat as a Word	Ellipsis, End-of-Line, New Line, New Paragaph		Project Discussion, "Heath's book of beauty" by Blessington, Countess of (okrick)
Comma then Ellipsis Mid-Sentence end-of-line	P1, P2, P3	Treat as a Word	Example Ellipsis following comma	in the Glasgow Medical Journal, ... found that of 13,000 deaths ... the greatest	DP-Feedback: Ellipsis following comma (jjz) Treat as "word" - requires a space either side. The keys are: guidelines ask for space after comma ellipsis occurs mid-sentence, evidenced by lower-case on following word

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	Proofread per guidelines. Correct if wrong in previous round.	Chemistry for Beginners, 32.png Scan: 'invisible to us.... "' OCR: 'invisible to us. .."' another example The Roving Critic 241.png	'invisible to us...."'	Proofreading_Guidelines#Period_Pause_"..."_(Ellipsis) More on Ellipsis
F1, F2	Format per guidelines. Correct if wrong in previous round.	<TODO>	<TODO>	DP Official Formatting Guidelines

Error analysis - when a character is illegible

• Enlarge the page scan.
• Look at the original page scan at (archive.org, or wherever).

Error analysis - when a character seems misplaced - too low, high, or wrong but very similar character, like: lower case "f" or the "ƒ" 'latin small letter f with hook'

• Enlarge the page scan.
• Look at the original page scan at (archive.org, or wherever).
• Analyze the font.

Fonts

Fonts in chapter section headings

Fonts <TODO>

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO>
F1, F2	<TODO>	More 091 fonts F1	<TODO>	<TODO>
F1, F2	Probably NOT a FONTS issue. Clarification pending in PD (Project Discussion) It looks like the character height is very similar. But, the leading is somewhat different.	More Secret Remedies 053.png	<TODO>	<TODO>

Footnotes

Footnotes - Italic Anchors

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2	Remove any inline formatting.	Example wild medicinal plants 73 italic anchors		Version 2.0 of the Guidelines - Comments - re: Footnote Italic Anchors Guidelines Common Formatting Q&A > Footnote Italic Anchors Guidelines

Footnotes - Table Embedded

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	"coinage, the substituted profit**" What is it? Footnote? Sidenote? Something else? It's an anchor that points to a footnote inside the table. "1,011,668 2 0 ** " Confusing because the footnote anchor is **, the same as our Note.	Example p154 projectID64a479f51ce5b royal mint coinage, the substituted profit**[**P1 ref below] must be reduced by that amount, when it will 1,011,668 2 0[**][**P1 ** ref above]	<TODO>	<TODO> PENDING F2 CONFIRMATION at: projectID64a479f51ce5b p154 F1 - F2 See also: Project Discussion: PD The Royal Mint - How to format the cross-reference from the text to a cell in the table?

Footnotes - Many on 1 page

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	Blank line before footnotes Proofread each footnote on its own line match the order of each footnote to the order of the appearance of the corresponding anchor in the text. When scan footnote anchors are numbers or letters use these in the proofread When scan footnote anchors are symbols Proofread ALL the symbols as "*" When there are many footnotes in multiple columns, resist temptation to proofread symbol anchors as "A, B, C, ..."	The scientific papers of Sir William Huggins, p.158 158.png footnote detail	this examination, of the nebulæ which give a spectrum of bright lines to those * Phil. Trans., 1833, p. 458. * "Beobachtungen der Nebelflecken und Sternhaufen," p. 341. * Astronom. Nachrichten, No. 1541, p. 70. * Phil. Trans., 1833, p. 464. * Astronom. Nachrichten, No. 1541. * Phil. Trans., 1864, p. 438.	DP Proofread Footnotes
F1, F2	Proofread into [Footnote : ... ] tags Replace "*" anchors with A, B, C, ... matching the order of appearance in the text	158.png footnote detail	[Footnote A: Phil. Trans., 1833, p. 458.] [Footnote B: "Beobachtungen der Nebelflecken und Sternhaufen," p. 341.] [Footnote C: Astronom. Nachrichten, No. 1541, p. 70.] [Footnote D: Phil. Trans., 1833, p. 464.] [Footnote E: Astronom. Nachrichten, No. 1541.] [Footnote F: Phil. Trans., 1864, p. 438.]	DP Formatting Footnotes

Footnotes - Spanning Across Multiple Pages

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P*	1. 1st page: 1.1 Anchor in text body, ex.: [*] or [A] 1.2 Anchor at footnote text, ex.: * or A 2. 2nd page (through Nth page) 2.1 NO Anchor at footnote text	Example footnote multiPage p1 Example footnote multiPage p2		<TODO>
F*	<TODO>	Example footnote multiPage p1 f1 Example footnote multiPage p2 f1		DP Formatting Footnotes/Endnotes Project Discussion - Elements of Agricultural Chemistry

Footnotes - Reading Confusing

In footnote 1 of this page: Euthanasia: Medical treatment in aid of an easy death, p074.png The capital "I" can be confusing, if you read this footnote as a continuation of the sentence it was anchored to.
Read it as its own sentence with the verb meaning of "except", and it makes sense.

P074 footnote highlight

FrontMatter And BackMatter

FORMATTING OVERVIEW (Summary of LoFE Text 120-00A)

• everything before "Chapter 1"
  • except topic pages: Title page, Table of Contents TOC, Table of Illustrations TOI
• Each part Front Matter is a new Major Division:
• 4 blank lines above
• Use no-wrap around almost(?) everything else.
• Do in-line formatting (italic, bold, etc.)

BECAUSE

• In print "Major Divisions" start on new pages: Titles, Dedications, Copyright notices, etc.
• We precede "Major Divisions" by 4 blank lines.

Preface , Introduction

• Format the Preface and Introduction as Chapter Section Preface Introduction

References

DP Formatting Front/Back Title Page

LoFE Text 120-00A , LoFE Front Matter 120-00A

Title Pages

Title Pages and Other FrontMatter

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO> Facts you should know about the classics, 02.png, F2
F1, F2	<TODO>	Example frontmatter american medicinal barks 02 scan	Example frontmatter american medicinal barks 02 proofread	DP Proofreading Front/Back Title Page American Medicinal Barks, 02.png, F2
P1, P2, P3	Match the characters in the scan Optional blank line at top No illustration tags	DP Proofreading Front/Back Title Page	Title Text separated by blank lines. Left justified.	DP Proofreading Front/Back Title Page
F1, F2	Do not try to match scan, as Post-Processor will re-do it. 4 blank lines at the top Enclose page text in No-Wrap /* */ Left justified blank lines where they *seem* to be needed Illustration tags ignore horizontal rules: as in Chapter headings, they're not Thought Breaks.	LoFE Title Page	(blank line) (blank line) (blank line) (blank line) /* THE DRAMAS OF VICTOR HUGO MARY TUDOR MARION DE LORME ESMERALDA Profusely Illustrated with Elegant Wood Engravings <i>VOLUME TWENTY-ONE</i> NEW YORK <sc>Peter Fenelon Collier, Publisher</sc> */	DP Formatting Front/Back Title Page LoFE Title Page
F1, F2		The art of scansion title page	(blank line) (blank line) (blank line) (blank line) /* THE ART OF SCANSION BY Elizabeth Barrett Browning WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALICE MEYNELL LONDON Privately printed by Clement Shorter, December 1916 */

More FrontMatter and BackMatter Examples

Formatting Markup

Formatting Markup - Out-of-Line

Note that /# #/ and /* */ need blank lines between them and text. If there is no text, a blank line is not needed. See the bottom of this example:Poetry_F1,_F2_Proofread_Example

Illustrations Pictures Drawings

Illustrations - General

Round	Action	Reference
P1, P2, P3	Keep and proofread Captions. Blank line before caption IF only text on page is acceptable. But not required: Diffs That Don't Matter Proofreading rounds: A blank line added or removed at the top of the page before: Illustration caption Most pages with an illustration but no text will already be marked with [Blank Page]. Leave this marking as is.	DP Proofreading Illustrations
P1, P2, P3	IF illustration AND NO caption AND paragraph split, THEN rejoin paragraph Example P split paragraph-1 Example P split paragraph-2	Common Proofreading Q&A. Paragraph split by illustration without caption - rejoin?
F1, F2 Overall	Full-page Illustratiion: 1 blank line Illustration tag. A blank line above it is optional (exception Project Comments) according to LoFE Illustrations, HOWEVER cmspence advises: "While the Blank Line isn't specifically mentioned in the Guidelines, you will find that most F2's will add one before full-pg illos. The reasoning for this is due to how the text will appear once the PP'r gets it: If there's no Blank Line, the illo will end up being combined with the end of the text from the previous page. The Blank Line becomes a separator to avoid this." IF caption on a different page: 1 blank line Illustration tag like: LoFE 111-11A [Illustration][** Caption on preceding page.] IF caption on a different page AND multi-line AND NOT("normal" centered captions) AND NOT(captions that look like paragraphs): MAYBE no-wrap or blockquote. 1 blank line ASK in Project Discussion. References: PDiscussion: The work of John S. Sargent LoFE 111-16A et seq. Caption proofread as if not an Illustration NoWrap if caption RIGHT-justified Out-of-line, i.e. between paragraphs if possible if regular text on the page: move Illustration tag between paragraphs, surround by blank line If paragraph break at bottom, omit trailing blank line after Illustration tag If NO paragraph breaks, move Illustration to very top of the page ( LoFE Illustrations 111-08A ) with asterisk on left and blank line below If 2+ illustrations on page: each needs asterisk and trailing blank line ( Ref: F1 self-evaluation 2013, 241.png )	LoFE Illustrations DP Formatting Illustrations

Illustrations - Front Page - Cover Page

Round / Issue	Example / Result	Reference
F1, F2 Illustration on Front Cover. Note: Front Matter No-Wrap inside the Illustration tag.	Example bound to get there 001 front cover [blank line 1] [blank line 2] [blank line 3] [blank line 4] [Illustration: ALGER SERIES No. 199 /* Bound to Get There By Roy Franklin */ ]	Example bound to get there 001 front cover diff There is no guidance clearly on point of Illustrations on Covers / Front Pages? Closest are: Formatting Guidelines, Illustrations LoFE Illustrations 111-00A Discussion: Common Formatting Q&A, Front Cover Illustration Diff "The /**/ tag shouldn't be around the illustration tag; they are used only within the tag.(jjz)" * Discussion: "The page you are asking about is indeed a cover page, so counts as a full page illustration for formatting purposes. So you need to follow the example in the LoFE ( LoFE Illustrations 111-00A.png ). The caption (in this case the series no and the title of the book) will then be marked up as Jacqueline has explained." This diff is in tension with LoFE Title Page 119-00A "... just leave 4 blank lines at the top, ENCLOSE EVERYTHING IN NO-WRAP..."

Illustrations - Examples

Round	Action	Reference
F1, F2	Full-Page illustration NO caption. <blank line> [Illustration]	LoFE Illustrations 11A
Caption Hanging Indent	F1, F2 BQ /##/ Illustrations Sidenote Hanging Indent Illustration over bq f1 jjz opinion PD	LoFE Illustrations #17A
All Rounds, Multi-Page Illustration	multiple page illustration, 001.png and 002.png China https://www.pgdp.net/c/project.php?id=projectID649321d768a25	No guidance.
Caption Full Page with Attribution	F1, F2 BQ /##/ Example projectID642efe793f275 - Two Women in the Klondike p145 detail. Confirmed at p145.png F2	LoFE Illustrations #111-18A
Caption Full Page with Page Number	F1, F2 Example caption with page number scan Example caption with page number proofread	Illustrations_Pictures_Drawings
F1, F2 Caption Centered and Right-Aligned Page Number TODO: F2 review	Example illustration caption center and right page number f1 - PENDING F2 REVIEW - Through Siberia https://www.pgdp.net/c/tools/page_browser.php?project=projectID64b6b9dfaa461&imagefile=p1201.png&mode=imageText&round_id=F1 LoFE Illustrations 21A (paraphrase): * 6 spaces between left/center/right segments * enclose in no-wraps * if 3 segments, 6 spaces between each	LoFE Illustrations 21A
F1, F2 Caption Right-Aligned Page Number TODO: F2 review	Example illustration caption right aligned f1 Through Siberia p1242.png F2 LoFE Illustrations 21A (paraphrase): * 6 spaces between left/center/right segments * enclose in no-wraps * if 3 segments, 6 spaces between each	LoFE Illustrations 21A
F1, F2 Plate number Top Right Page number Bottom Right.	F1 eval 239.png Blank line [Illustration: ] tag Plate number Right: No-Wrap, Mixed-Case, Small Caps Page number Right: No-Wrap, Italic Page number Illustration:Yes, Caption:No = New Line [Illustration: /* <sc>Plate III.</sc> */ BLOCK OF TRIGLYPHS, WITH METOPÉ OF THE SUN-GOD. /* <i>Page 32.</i> */ From the Temple of Apollo in the Ruins of Greek Ilium.]	F1 Self-Evaluation Project Explanations 239

Illustrations Wrong / Right Examples

More Illustration Caption Examples

Round	Wrong / Right	Description
F1, F2	079 illus wrong right scan 079 illus wrong right proofread	Blank line before the Illustration tag is optional per LoFE 111-00A HOWEVER this is overriden by most F2's, who add a blank line for PP purposes; see Action above. The caption is centered, which is an exception to NoWrap.

Illustrations Government Certificates Stamps Medals

Two women in the klondike p153

Round	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2	Two women in the klondike p153	Two women in the klondike p153 tags bw Two women in the klondike p153 tags color Two women in the klondike p153 noTags color	1. We need separate tags on the text in the first line starting with 'Date of Issue.' You can't have one tag spanning the entire line with 2 items & blank space in between. 2. All the text from the Illustration needs to go inside the tag, similar to this: Example gov stamp f1 a 3. For the closing, the ending period for 'Thomas Fawcett.' should be outside the tags, as it's not a complete sentence. 4. Also in the closing, "<sc>Jas. A. Smart</sc>" should not be indented. According to the Guidelines, we leave lines like that flush against the L margin. ( DP Feedback (cmspence) ) <TODO> Need to update this in accordance with latest feedback... Hmm... I had the idea that "<sc>Jas. A. Smart</sc>" was centered over <i>Deputy of the Minister of the Interior</i>. which was right-aligned. I did look at the LoFE and the guidelines, and didn't see anything tpo apply to this. Can you point me to the guidance that applies? Yes, it's under 'Letters & Correspondence' in the GL's, and the sentence reads: "Don't indent the heading or footer lines, even if they are indented or right justified in the image—just put them at the left margin. The post-processor will format them as needed."
P1, P2, P3	Two women in the klondike p153	Two women in the klondike p153 P3	Two women in the klondike p153 P3

Indexes Lists Tables Glossary

Tables

Table Overview

TABLES

Round	Action	Example	Reference
P1, P2, P3	Add spaces to approximate scan. Vertical alignment is optional. Retain line breaks (while handling end-of-line hyphenation and dashes normally) Replace alignment punctuation with spaces.	<TODO>	DP Proofreading Tables
F1, F2	IF there is a table title, 2 blank lines before title. Table Title Outside no-wrap no-wrap /**/ content Add spaces to approximate scan Add lines with "| - = +" to approximate scan borders Apply inline formatting (italics, bold, etc.). Each table cell has independent markup. Non-Requirements No blank line before ending */. <TODO> ? Unwrap overflow lines in simple 2-column tables? Pending response in "F1 self-evaluation 2013" 412.png here. [url=https://www.pgdp.net/wiki/F1_Self-Evaluation_Project_Explanations/pages_411-420#412]Explanations 412[/url] variously notes the data at the bottom of [url=]412.png[/url] as both a "list" and a "table". But, the reference code at [url=https://www.pgdp.net/c/tools/page_browser.php?project=projectID50cd68d39b208&imagefile=412.png&mode=imageText&round_id=OCR]412.png OCR[/url] uses "list" format, and unwraps the overflow lines. I thought "table" format, requires line breaks be preserved. What am I missing here?	See below	LoFE Tables 02A "Leaving an extra blank line above the heading helps to separate it from the regular text." LoFE Tables 06A 2 blank lines LoFE Tables 07A 2 blank lines LoFE Tables 08A 2 blank lines LoFE Tables 11A "Preceding it with two blank lines makes it clear that it goes with the table and not the regular text." DP Formatting Tables LoFE Tables Gallery of Table Layouts Discussion at: Gallery of Table Layouts DP wiki > Formatting Advice > Formatting_tables
F1, F2	What is it? List/Table/Paragraph? Paragraph. - Not a numbered list with short lines and they need to wrap. - Not font size change or altered margins to justify blockquotes. - The first-line indent is same as standard paragraphs.	Example word numbered paragraphs the locomotive 117	[https://www.pgdp.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=1369038#p1369038 PD. The locomotive up to date.
F1, F2	What is it? List/Table/Paragraph? Paragraph. On "The history of the great northern railway, 1845-1895" by Grinling, Charles H. 035.png F1 1. A main line from London to York 186 miles. 2. A "loop" line from Peterborough viâ Boston and Lincoln to Bawtry 86 " 3. A branch line from Bawtry to Sheffield 20-3/4 " 4. A branch from Doncaster to Wakefield 20-1/4 " 5. Minor branches to Bedford, Stamford and "spurs," ... [/code] Should this be a: Table with a nowrap List with a nowrap Block Quote And if any of these, where would one end item 5? Or, just Blank-line separated paragraphs? Or, something else? My guess would be either Table or Paragraphs. But, F1 did a Block Quote around 1 through 4.	Example digit numbered paragraphs great northern 035	PD. "The history of the great northern railway, 1845-1895" by Grinling, Charles H. by puppernutter » Sun Jul 20, 2025 6:05 pm Good question, that is an odd one. * I think Items 1-4 go in no wrap markup because of the column for the numbers. I would put: * a blank line between each item * Let Item 5 be on it's own outside of the no-wrap.
F1, F2	What is it? List/Table/Paragraph? List. <TODO> Needs F2 verify. Someone else formatted these.	Example list how to save money 28 F1 How to save money 28 F1 Example list how to save money 29 F1 How to save money 29 F1	PM in Project Discussion, How to Save Money, "They should be formatted as lists, since I think they're intended to be interpreted that way."

Table Examples - Reviewed

Report on the cholera epidemic of 1854, 019.png

Table Examples - Reviewed

Round	Case	Example	Reference
F1, F2	Horizontal Bracket / Brace and Vertical Double Lines Report on the cholera epidemic of 1854, 019.png et.seq. F1	Example table report on the cholera epidemic of 1854 019 F1 <sc>Table I.</sc>--<i>Deaths occasioned by the Cholera-Epidemic of 1854, in the several districts and sub-districts of the City.</i> /* +-----------------------+--------++-------------------------------------++----------------------------++--------------------------------------------------+ | | || <sc>East London Union.</sc> || <sc>West London Union.</sc> || <sc>City of London Union.</sc> | | <sc>Deaths</sc> | || || || | | | <sc>Total.</sc> || /---------------'------------------\|| /------------'------------\||/------------------------'-----------------------\| | in the seventeen weeks| || Saint | Cripplegate.| Workhouses.|| North. |South. |Workhouse. || S. W. | N. W. |South. | S. E. | N. E. |Workhouse.| | ending as follows: | || Botolph. | | || | | || | | | | | | | | || /--'--\ | /--'--\ | /--'--\ || /--'--\|/--'--\|/--'--\ ||/--'--\|/--'--\|/--'--\|/--'--\|/--'--\|/--'--\ | | +--------++ M. F. | M. F. | M. F. || M. F. | M. F. | M. F. || M. F. | M. F. |M. F. |M. F. |M. F. |M. F. | | July 29th | 6 || 1 | | || | | || 1 | 1 |1 |2 | | | | August 5th | 7 || 1 1 | 1 | || | 1 | || | 1 1 | | |1 | | | " 12th | 13 || 1 1 | 1 | || 1 | | || 1 | 2 1 |2 1 | 2 | | | | " 19th | 17 || 1 | 6 | || 1 2 | | || | 1 | |2 3 |1 | | | " 26th | 17 || 2 1 | 2 4 | || | 1 | || 1 | |3 |1 2 | | | | Septemb. 2nd | 22 || 1 2 | 6 | || | 2 3 | || 2 | 1 |1 |2 |1 1 | | | " 9th | 19 || 2 3 | 2 2 | || | 1 3 | || 1 1 | 1 |1 | 1 |1 | | | " 16th | 27 || 4 7 | 1 2 | || 1 | 1 2 | || 2 | | 3 |2 1 |1 | | | " 23rd | 37 || 4 9 | 2 5 | 1 || 3 1 | 1 1 | || 1 1 | | 1 |2 2 |1 2 | | | " 30th | 19 || 3 | 3 4 | 1 || | | || 1 3 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | | October 7th | 12 || 1 | 1 2 | 1 || 1 | 2 | || 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | " 14th | 5 || 1 | | 3 || 1 | | || | | | | | | | " 21st | 3 || | 2 | 1 || | | || | | | | | | | " 28th | 3 || 1 | 1 | || | | || | | 1 | | | | | Novemb. 4th | 2 || | 1 | || | | || | |1 | | | | | " 11th | 1 || | | || | | || | | | |1 | | | " 18th | 1 || | | || | | || | | |1 | | | |-----------------------+--------++----------+-------------+------------++--------+-------+-----------++-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+----------+ | Seventeen weeks | 211 || 21 26 |24 24 | 1 6 || 4 7 | 6 12 | || 9 7 | 5 7 |9 9 |12 11 |7 4 | | | | || \------------V---------------------/|| \------------V------------/||\----------------------V---------------------/ | | | || 102 || 29 || 80 | | | || \---------------------------------------------V--------------------------------/ | | | || 211 | +-----------------------+--------++ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ */	PM Approved in Project Discussion

Table Examples

<TODO> Follow The suburban garden guide to F2 and PG to see what happened to the Appendix tables.

Table Examples

Round	Case	Example	Reference
F1, F2	Complex Table "The Royal Mint" projectID64a479f51ce5b p150.png has a lot in it. Hanging Indents. Italics, SmallCaps, Table. Italics, SmallCaps, Bold, Hanging Indent inside a table cell. Pound Sterling Italic Pound Sterling not-Italic Right-alignment. Smudge.	p150 projectID64a479f51ce5b royal mint p150 projectID64a479f51ce5b royal mint markup "Taking a look at this page, I don't see any issues with the formatting. You did a great job on that table--especially considering it had such a variety of formatting, such as italics, small caps AND bold!" (DP Feedback cmspence)
F1, F2	Table with Double Line Border		F1 390.png
F1, F2	Horizontal Bracket / Brace PENDING F2 REVIEW PENDING F2 REVIEW - Through Siberia [1883], p7410, F2 Also: PENDING F2 REVIEW - Report on the cholera epidemic of 1854, 019.png et.seq. F2	Example horizontal brackets - Through Siberia [1883] p7410.png	Gallery of Table Layouts Discussion
F1, F2	Aligning Table Columns with InLine Markup Format for proper alignment in Plain Text. Italic tags become underscores _like this_. Preview in Text mode.	<TODO>	LoFE Tables 121-17A

Indexes Lists Tables - Overview

INDEX INDEXES

Round	Action	Example	Reference
F1, F2	INDEX Action 4 blank lines before start (major section) no-wrap /**/ content 2 blank lines before each section (A, B, C...) if new letter word 1 is SC and the other entries are not SC, then do not tag the word as small-caps unless it's a Proper Name AND the index uses small-caps for all Proper Names. 1 blank line before each top-level entry Each entry: LEFT align (even if ditto) Name Comma Space Page_Number(s): Joe's Pizza, 10 Add comma, if none there sub-entry often separated by a semicolon ; new line after ; indent 2 spaces not preceded by blank line Rejoin wrapped entries to single line - Rejoin UNwrap entries constrained by column width Old books: word 1 of each section maybe all caps or small caps; change to match style of rest of the index entries. Non-Requirements No vertical alignment No blank line before ending */. If there is a new entry on the next page, there will be a blank line after the beginning /* on the next page. Column headings in CAPS? Leave as CAPS - Not <sc>, even if that is really their size.	P099 index example	DP Formatting Indexes LoFE Indexes - Images LoFE Text
F1, F2	INDEX Action Blank Line between sub-entries	Example index sub entries american root drugs c80	Example index sub entries blank line F2
P1, P2, P3	INDEX Action multiple columns: Convert to 1 column. left-most column at top, next column below that, and so on. Join columns, no marks at splits Subjects and sub-Subjects <todo> numbers and punctuation match scan (Note: commas will be added in formatting) retain line breaks. P1 - Remove or retain alignment dots P1 - Align index columns - or not P1 - blank lines separating entries OK - 79867 Common Proofreading Q&A, Index Line Breaks OK to leave a blank line between items as if each was a new paragraph, also OK if you don't and only leave a blank line when starting a new letter group. "If the blank lines are already there, leave them in place. If they aren't there, don't add them, unless you find you are better able to proofread accurately if there is more space between the lines. If one item goes over more than one line, however, make sure there is no blank line splitting the item." P1 - No blank lines when continuing 1 entry OK - 82644 Common Proofreading Q&A, Index Line Breaks	<TODO>	DP Proofreading Indexes 82799 Common Proofreading Q&A, Index line breaks 82733 Common Proofreading Q&A, Leading Dashes in Index
F1, F2 - INDEX	INDEX Action <TODO> F1 252 reference	F1 eval 252	F1 Self Evaluation Explanations 252 DP Proofreading Indexes 82799 Common Proofreading Q&A, Index line breaks 82733 Common Proofreading Q&A, Leading Dashes in Index

Lists

Type	Round	Action	Example	Reference
List - Numbered Paragraphs	F1, F2	<TODO> PENDING F2	Example how to become a us citizen 29 numbered paragraphs 29.png F1	<TODO>

Type	Round	Action	Example	Reference
List	P1, P2, P3	From: Multiple Columns: Proofread ordinary text that has been printed in multiple columns as a single column. Place the text from the left-most column first, the text from the next column below that, and so on. Do not mark where the columns were split, just join them together. See the very bottom of the Sidenotes example for an example of multiple columns.	Example list practical dietetics 298	DP Proofreading Multiple_Columns
List	F1, F2	1 column Rejoin overflow lines	F2 list more secret 089	LoFE Lists 107-00A DP Formatting Lists of Items
List in Paragraph Middle	F1, F2	**Note indentation	Diff F1 F2 086 More secret remedies

List Inline - Inline List

Inline Lists

Type	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
In-Line List groups of items	F1, F2	enclose each group in any inline markup (not each word) note author's group delimiter	the art of scansion 021 detail Note the group delimiter here is the vertical bar "|"	the are of scansion 021 detail markup the art of scansion 021 detail format preview	LoFE Italics 101-50A Inline List LoFE Italic 101-12A Inline List LoFE Italic 101-13A Inline List LoFE text search for "Inline List"
				till I accuse you of committing heinous profanation in page 48; first by quoting <i>Wīll ŏ thĕ Wīsp</i> contemptuously as "a little phrase," and secondly by introducing it to your readers in such company as <i>Jāck ĭn ă bōx'</i> | <i>Mōuse ĭn ă chēese'</i>, Būg ĭn ă rūg', &c. And should you really feel "some regret" if it became the fashion to say <i>Wĭll ō thĕ Wĭsp</i>--Bŭg īn ă rŭg &c.? Our poets, from Milton upwards and down-*

List of Plates - Index to Illustrations

Type	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
Frontmatter	F1, F2	Format as TOC	American Root Drugs a07 illustrations	American Root Drugs a07 illustrations F2	LoFE Tables of Illustrations - List of Plates "[*** Format a Table (or List) of Illustrations as though it was a Table of Contents.]"
Frontmatter	P1, P2, P3	<todo>	009 list of plates grayscale	<todo>	<todo>
Frontmatter	F1, F2	Format as TOC-Table of Contents.	009 list of plates grayscale	009 list of plates Format	LoFE Tables of Illustrations - List of Plates LoFE Tables of Illustrations - List of Plates with Roman Numeral Alignment

Projects with Indexes and More Examples

1. More Examples
2. List of Papers, Lists of Papers
3. Projects with Indexes

TOC - Table Of Contents

TOC Proofreading

DP Proofing TOC

1. Add Blank Line(s) where no join
2. Ignore (remove at P1, no change at P2/P3) alignment leaders

Example toc leader dots guidance - Explain that Diff https://www.pgdp.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=1365974#p1365974

TOC Formatting

References: DP Formatting Guidelines TOC Table of Contents , LoFE 114-00A

Action

Example

NoWrap /**/ Table AND Column HEADINGS, even if it looks wrappable LoFE 114-07A 4 Blank Lines blank blank blank blank CONTENTS 2 Blank lines blank blank NO UnWrap overflow lines Add in-line InLine formatting 6+ spaces before Page Numbers ADD BLANK LINES (s) where no join, even though NoWrap /**/ Remove leaders, periods, punctuation used to align the page numbers Optional: Align text to match image */

Example toc facts classics 03 - Facts you should know about the classics https://www.pgdp.net/c/project.php?id=projectID67bb3b37e8bc3&expected_state=proj_post_first_available&detail_level=4

Glossary list here temporarily

Title	Project	Start	Type	State
Jock of the bushveld	[1]	469	Glossary	P3

Indexes Lists Tables - Blank Lines

Whenever consecutive lines should not be joined together, a blank line is used in proofreading rounds. EXCEPT for Lists , Indexes and non-TOC Tables

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1	Table within the body of the text. No Blank Lines. Retain line breaks. Align columns: Optional.	More secret remedies--what they cost and what they contain 149	analysis, the contents of several were mixed for analysis. The mixed liquid was found to contain: Alcohol 75.5 per cent. by volume Alkaloid 0.09 per cent. (weight in volume[**)] A soft resin 1.5 " " " A non-alkaloidal bitter principle A fair trace Ash 0.1 per cent. (weight in volume) Extractive, including colouring matter 2.3 " " "	DP Proofreading Tables
P2, F3	Retain previous decisions, if possible.	<TODO>	<TODO>	Minimize diffs that have no effect on outcome.
F1, F2	Try to match scan.	<TODO>	<TODO>	DP Formatting Tables

Indexes and Tables - Alignment Leaders

What to do with Alignment Dots, Leaders? For example:

 1. The Beginning      3
 2. The Middle  .   ..13
 3. The End  .....    26

Round	Action	Reference	Example
P1	Leave or remove	Proofreading_Guidelines#Tables Proofreading_Guidelines#Table_of_Contents	1. The Beginning 3 2. The Middle 13 3. The End ..... 26 1. The Beginning 3 2. The Middle 13 3. The End 26
P2	Leave previous decision	<NONE>	<NONE>
P3	Leave previous decision	<NONE>	<NONE>

Leader Dots All the Same

Round	Action	Example	Proofread Examples	Reference
P1	Sometimes, dots do not look like they are 'aligning' anything. But, we treat them like they are, as in this example from Germany's high sea fleet in the World War [1920], p3350.png	Leader dots not doing alignment	January 3 boats February 6 " March 8 " January ... 3 boats February ... ... 6 " March ... ... 8 " January ... 3 boats February ... 6 " March ... 8 "	Germany's high sea fleet in the World War [1920], Discuss this project

Indexes - "(cont.)" or "continued"

What to do when an index is continued on another page or column and has a first line that says "(cont.)" or "continued". For example:

  Alcoholism, Medicines for--(cont.)
  
  Dipsocure                       i. 164 

Round	Action	Reference
P1	Leave or remove the "(cont.)" or "continued" line.	P2 -> P3 (proofing tips)
P2	Retain P1 decision	<NONE>

Italics and Inline Markup

What to do when punctuation is in italics?
See also: Bold_..._or_not
See also: Caps_..._or_not

Round	Situation	Action	Example	Reference
P1, P2, P3	<ALL>	Do NOT italicize anything. This is a formatting function.	--	--
F1, F2	Word break across pages	f Page 1: -* inside markup Page 2: * inside markup	Page 1: contained <i>impli-*</i> Page 2: <i>*cite</i> Example LoFE 101-16B italic across page	LoFE Italics 16B ... INSIDE the markups works properly with the GuiGuts Post-Processing tool ... continuation asterisk INSIDE the italics <i>*cite</i>
F1, F2	Note or other confusion in the way of seeing what is going on	Simplify, Format Reapply confusion	Paradiso, 1[** or I? P3], 67-9. Paradiso, 1, 67-9. <sc>Paradiso</sc>, 1, 67-9. <sc>Paradiso</sc>, 1[** or <sc>I</sc>? P3], 67-9. Example provenca pound 028 inline markup	DP Formatting Inline
F1, F2	Italic Page Number	"Page 123." should be: <i>Page 123.</i>	Example illustration page number italic
F1, F2	Italic Abbreviation at End of Sentence:	"The price is 1s." should be: The price is 1<i>s.</i>	LoFE 101-17B] [*** (IF) The period is an integral part of the abbreviation and goes INSIDE,] [*** even if the abbreviation is at the end of an "upright" sentence.]
F1, F2	Italic Punctuation:	Do NOT italicize Punctuation in this case	Italic override more secret 127.png
F1, F2	Italic Form Question & Answer	Format per DP Guidelines	Example italic wrong right scan more secret 132	Example italic f2 preview more secret 132 (mws)
F1, F2	If only part of the sentence is in italics?	Do NOT italicize punctuation.	If only part of the sentence is in <i>italics</i>?"	Italics in Project Discussion of "Her own people" by Croker "This is a case where we don't necessarily 'match the scan.'" Placement_of_Inline_Formatting_Markup
F1, F2	“The entire phrase is italicized!”	Italicize the punctuation. Note quotes are not italicized here.	"<i>The entire phrase is italicized!</i>"	Placement_of_Inline_Formatting_Markup
F1, F2	Entire sentence italic, ends with quoted string, period after "quote".	Example italic sentence quotes - A Dictionary of Contemporary Authors 12.png F1		<TODO> PENDING F2 A Dictionary of Contemporary Authors 12.png F2
F1, F2	Section with period and inline markup. "Section Number." or "Section Name."	Markup around entire entity, including period.	Example inline markup section number But some F1's do not:? Example section inline markup section number outside markup <TODO> PENDING F2 A history of the American people: volume 4., 367. F1	<TODO> PENDING F2 A history of the American people: volume 4., 357. F2 Extract from: DP Formatting, Placement_of_Inline_Formatting_Markup LoFE Gesperrt 104-09A
F1, F2	Other	Refer to guidelines and/or post in "Discuss this Project"	<NONE>	Placement_of_Inline_Formatting_Markup

Math

DP Proofreading - Essential Math for Proofers

DP Formatting Math

Math - Roman Numerals

Roman Numerals

Round	Action	Example	Reference
P1,P2,P3	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO>
F1, F2	If number is ALL SMALL CAPS like: "The date was MCCXXII." then change to ALL CAPS: "The date was <sc>MCCXXII</sc>."	Example roman numerals euthanasia p080	DP Formatting - Words in SMALL CAPITALS "Format words that are printed in all small caps as ALL-CAPS." Forum: Common Formatting Q&A > Roman Numeral Guidelines

Music

DP Music Guidelines

Paragraphs

<TODO>

See also: Proofreading

Caption text

Issue / Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
Right-aligned Right-justified text	Example advertisement wanderings w0250	Example advertisement wanderings w0250 proof	Discussion: Advertisement, "Wanderings in a wild country [1883"] "Right-aligned text has to be marked with /* */, that can only be achieved if it goes to a separate line." w0250.png F1
First line has different size font. LoFE Advertisements 125-08A "We ignore font size changes within a line or paragraph"	Example para advert wanderings w0010	Example para multi font	"... it is one wrappable paragraph, the "first line has a bigger font" style cannot be applied in an e-book. See also this example LoFE Advertisements 125-08A in the Library of Formatting Examples." Wanderings PD
Special Alignment <TODO> PENDING F2	Example para special alignment	PENDING Wanderings in a wild country [1883], w0010.png, F2
Partial right justify nowrap right-justify line 6 spaces, six spaces, before right-justify <TODO> PENDING F2	Example paragraph with partial right justification The practical methods of ventilating buildings, p.131	Example paragraph with partial right justification - Formatted <TODO> PENDING F2	LoFE Advertisements 125-13A LoFE Illustrations 111-21A LoFE Advertisements 125-06A <TODO> PENDING F2

Plays Drama Metrical Drama

Overview

Round	Action/Example	Reference
P1, P2, P3	<TODO>	<TODO>
F1, F2	Prose Item Format Cast listings (Dramatis Personæ) list NoWrap, Single-Space, UnWrap Overflow New Act chapter heading: 4 blank lines before, 2 after. New Scene section heading: 2 blank lines before. Dialog change in speaker new paragraph, 1 blank line before. If speaker's name on its own line, treat as separate paragraph. Actor names match scan Stage Directions match scan if stage direction is on a line by itself: match scan if stage direction at end of dialog line: match scan if dialog ... right-justified stage direction 6+ spaces between dialog and stage direction if stage direction begin with opening bracket Italics/inline generally placed inside brackets. if stage direction begin with opening bracket and omit closing bracket. Retain format; do not close the brackets. Metrical Poetry Item Format Poems No-Wrap /* */ Preserve relative indention of dialog as with poetry. UnWrap Overflow If continuation is short, it is often shown on the line above or below following a (, rather than having a line of its own. See DP Formatting Example Play 4 (paraphrased here): Format as: Ism. My dreams are like my thoughts, honest and innocent, Stage Directions If stage directions are on their own line, do not surround with /* and */. Since stage directions are not metrical, and can be rewrapped in PP	DP Formatting Plays

Poetry Verse

Poetry Identification

Capital letter on Each New Line. With prose, that's usually not the case.

Poetry Overview

Poetry Overview Proofread

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	For each stanza / verse 1 blank line before 1 blank line after NO blank line between lines - unless in Scan - Match Scan.	from 016.png The Art of Scansion, E.B.Browning	Confirmed at P3 No Diff.	DP Proofreading Poetry / Epigrams
P1, P2, P3	For each stanza / verse 1 blank line before 1 blank line after NO blank line between lines - unless in Scan - Match Scan.	Example poetry epigram two hundred recipes 81 Example poetry epigram two hundred recipes 81 p2 p3 diff		DP Proofreading Poetry / Epigrams
P1, P2, P3	OCR often adds extra lines, which are wrong.	Poetry ocr extra lines - Love's Crucifix 018.png	Poetry correct proofread - Confirmed at P3 No Diff.	<TODO>

Poetry Overview Formatting

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2	Identify line: lower 1st letter: wrapped "runover" line Capital 1st letter: new line Rejoin "runover" lines INdent with EVEN number of spaces. EXCEPT... Ignore stanza leading quote when indenting its other lines. (Don't indent them by extra space.) enclose all verses of 1 poem in 1 set no-wraps, to preserve line breaks, indents. EXCEPT... Titles of poems go OUTSIDE any no-wrap, and so do section numbers, if there are any. Attributions: some Post-Processors (strongly) prefer it to be in same no-wrap as the poem, some Post-Processors (strongly) prefer it to be in separate no-wrap. IF preference not in Project Comments or Discussion ... ASK Depending on the Project Comments, treat each new poem as: Chapter (4/2 spacing) or Section (2/1 spacing). if poem between paragraphs of prose, the no-wrap tags and their blank lines will provide separation.	p054 poetry	Example poem format 1	LoFE Poetry 122-04A LoFE Poetry, et.al. DP Formatting Guidelines
F1, F2	Commentary and Poetry NoWrap Indent to match scan with 2+ spaces 6 spaces before line numbers, Signals they are right-justified poem's title wrappable, so not in NoWrap, retain left-justified, italic			F1 Eval Explanations 401 LoFE Poetry 122-04A
F1, F2	Poem Word 1 MIXED SMALL CAPS - Mixed Small Caps Change to Mixed Case - NO SC TAG	The School of Poetry 169 small cap word 1		PD The School of Poetry
F1, F2	IF BOOK of Poems each poem is treated as a new chapter	<TODO>	<TODO>	"usually in poetry books each poem is treated as a new chapter." (jjz)

Poetry Alignment

Round	Action	Example	Reference
P1, P2, P3	<todo>	<todo>	<todo>
F1	NoWrap. Match scan.	/* "Quod ad nos Pertinet, et nescire malum est, agitamus." */ /* <sc>Horace.</sc> */ "Quod ad nos Pertinet, et nescire malum est, agitamus." 11111111112222222222 12345678901234567890123456789 ^ 22 spaces ^ indented text at column 23	cmspence: ... an easier way: 1. count the letters on the line above (or below) the indented line, and 2. indent the line with that number of spaces to match. ... Example is 22 characters, and indent matches that. Re: projectID674b02ac5fa3b ( https://www.pgdp.net/c/project.php?id=projectID674b02ac5fa3b )

Poetry Examples

More! Poetry Examples including Poetry with Illustrations

Proofreader Notes

Proofreader Notes - General

• Note required when anything looks wrong.
  
• P1, P2, P3, F1, F2 Remove prohibited, reformat OK.

Notes in F1

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3 error	F1, F2	Leave a note, because PP needs to know.	Loves crucifix 007.png proofread error detail	... Is[**It? F1:changed to Is to match scan] ...	DP Formatting Common_Problems: Writing Good Proofreading Notes DP Feedback cmspence

Notes in General

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
Notes and Tags	F1, F2	Notes go outside tags	Example notes outside tags		American root drugs - a39 - diff F1-F2
hyphens	All	Add "*" or "-*"	ready-made spacetime	ready-*made space-*time	Writing Good Proofreading Notes
scan: grammar	All	Note with correct grammar required	a few hours spare time	a few hours[**P1: hours'] spare time	jjz
scan: repeated words or phrase.	All	Note required	repeated phrase example	[**round: my note]	Writing Good Proofreading Notes
scan: wrong punctuation	All	Note with correct punctuation required	See Spot run, Run Spot run.	See Spot run,[**P1: .?] Run Spot run.	Writing Good Proofreading Notes
scan: valid words that other people may think is a typo, especially applies to archaic and alternate spellings	All	Note with correct spelling or reference	can be aided, by springling water on the floor,	can be aided, by springling[**P1: valid archaic spelling? sprinkling?] water on the floor,	jjz
scan: wrong spelling	All	Note with correct spelling required	dispositon	dispositon[**P1: disposition?]	jjz

Proofreader Notes - Recommendations

Writing Good Proofreading Notes

Proofreader Notes - Removing

Round	Action	Reference
P1, P2, P3	Do not remove note from any other person. To request fix, send note to Project Discussion or Project Manager.	Writing Good Proofreading Notes https://www.pgdp.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=1354784#p1354784 Nobody is supposed to remove proofer's notes except the PPer. You may add to a note, or format it correctly if it is wrong (e.g. making sure there are two asterisks and only square brackets).
F1, F2	<todo>

Quotations

Round	Issue	Example	Proofread	Reference
F1, F2	Quoting with Attribution	Shakespeares legal maxims 11	<TODO>	<TODO> See also Poetry_Verse.
F1, F2	Quoting Poetry		<TODO>	LoFE Poetry 122-04A See also Poetry_Verse.

Quote Marks

See:

DP Proofreading Double Quotes

DP Proofreading Single Quotes

DP Proofreading Quote Marks on Each Line

Issue	Round	Example	Proofread	Reference
Adjacent Quote and Apostrophe both proofread as Apostrophe	<TODO>	Example Quote Apostrophe adjacent ( The poems of Thomas Gordon Hake 075.png )	<TODO>	<TODO>

Sections

See: Chapters and Sections

Sidenotes

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Example	Reference
Sidenote refers to text that spans multiple pages	P1, P2, P3	Proofread on 1st page it occurs Omit on subsequent pages.	The History of the Somerset Light Infantry... 048.png 048.png proofread detail	The History of the Somerset Light Infantry... 049.png 049.png proofread detail	DP Proofreading Sidenotes Good discussion at: "The History of the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) 1914-1919" by Wyrall, Everard
Overall	F1, F2	Move sidenotes to just above their paragraph [Sidenote: tag ], with the text of the sidenote placed in between. Format Sidenote text as it is printed Retain line breaks, italics, etc. End-of-line hyphenation and dashes as normal 1 blank line Before 1 blank line After IF multiple sidenotes paragraph Place sequentially at start of the paragraph 1 blank line between each IF paragraph start previous page Sidenote at the TOP of the page Mark with * like this: *[Sidenote: (text of sidenote)]. PP will move it to the appropriate place. IF PM asks sidenotes next to the sentence (instead of top or bottom of paragraph) Do not separate with blank lines.	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO>	DP Formatting Sidenotes

Thought Breaks <tb>

Issue	Round	Action	Example	Example	Proofread	Reference
Thought Break - scan is horizontal line	P1, P2, P3	<TODO>	Example proofread thought break. From: Screen acting, 087.png		<TODO> Need to verify. No guidelines on horizontal line TB.	<TODO>
Thought Break	F1, F2	<TODO>	Screen acting, 029.png Screen acting, 087.png	<TODO>	<TODO>	DP Formatting Thought_Breaks_(Extra_Spacing/Decoration_Between_Paragraphs)

Underlining with Italics

In Names

Round	Action	Example	Proofread	Reference
P1, P2, P3	Verify characters	<TODO>	<TODO>	<TODO>
F1, F2	Format as Italics	LoFE Advertisements 125-31B	WRITE TO-DAY[*** we use italics markups to represent underlining]	Reference: LoFE Advertisements 125-31B

Proofread and Format Interface Behavior - Classic - .../c/tools/proofers/proof.php

Automatic state change to page_avail after Done

 IF  some pages are in state "page_out"
 AND you are proofing last page of a project
 AND you select any of the 'Done' buttons
 THEN
     The "page_out" pages will be converted to "page_avail" pages.

Other

Queries

Popular Books

P1	P2	F1
P1	P2	F1

Reference Materials

Reference_Materials

Site Features - Both Mysterious and Obvious to the most casual observer

Site Features - Both Mysterious and Obvious to the most casual observer

BobNearSeattle SandBox

• SandBox
• SandBox 2

BobNearSeattle Tasks and Bugs

• Tasks and Bugs

Post-Processing

PP Workbench Server

Post Processing Workbench

Wiki Notes

Embed an Image Picture into a Wiki page from a Project

• optipng
• Upload to wiki

Embed an Image Picture in a Private Message PM or Forums - phpBBcode

1) Upload a picture to the Wiki. Ex:

Example colon hyphen hyphen scan

2) Get the Wiki's external address for the picture. Ex:
2.1) https://www.pgdp.net/w/images/e/e1/Example-colon-hyphen-hyphen-scan.png
3) Use phpBB code to embed the image. Ex:
[img]https://www.pgdp.net/w/images/0/01/Example-colon-hyphen-hyphen-0.png[/img]

Image Picture Upload Preparation

Smaller is better, as long as the image conveys the intended message.

In particular, screen captures of black-and-white images can be much larger than they need to be.

Here are a few example size reduction methods. You can choose the size/quality tradeoff.

Case	Action	Example	Result	New Size	Original Size
Gray is OK - Color not needed	Remove color information by separating out the 3 layers of Red, Green, Blue. Then upload only 1 of the layers.	convert -separate maisies_000_caption.png maisies_000_caption_gray.png (Linux imagemagick)	Illustration caption. Maisie's merry Christmas 000.png	5 KB $pngcheck -qp maisies_000_caption_gray-0.png File: maisies_000_caption_gray-0.png (5330 bytes)	10 KB $pngcheck -qp maisies_000_caption.png File: maisies_000_caption.png (10652 bytes)
Gray is OK - Color not needed	Remove color information by converting to Black/White	convert -monochrome proofread_poetry_example.png proofread_poetry_example_bw.png (Linux imagemagick)	Proofread poetry example bw	21 KB proofread_poetry_example_bw.png (21494 bytes)	137 KB proofread_poetry_example.png (137616 bytes)

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References

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DP Official Formatting Guidelines

DP Formatting Guidelines
LoFE - Library of Formatting Examples - Project
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LoFE - Library of Formatting Examples - Searchable Text - mostly complete
LoFE - Source and Maintenance

Not Quite Official Proofreading and Formatting

DP wiki Proofing Examples
DP wiki Formatting Examples

Clearly Not Official Proofreading and Formatting

Search Library of Formatting Examples with Scans - Not Official
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MediaWiki

MediaWiki Editing Advanced
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MediaWiki Namespaces and User Namespaces
MediaWiki Tables
MediaWiki Templates and Transclusion - including text of other pages in your page