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New Library of Formatting Examples
I'm working on a new proposal for hosting the Library of Formatting Examples, replacing the current version which has become difficult to maintain. You can see the work in progress here and a project plan here.
I'm trying to make as few edits as possible to the current content of the LOFE during the transition, but a list of issues that it might make sense to address afterwards is at: User:Chapka/LOFE Updates
Notes towards a DP Style Guide
Terminology
- Block Quotes/Rewrap/something better? Many uses are for non-BQ (hanging indents, stage directions, etc.)
- Bold Text/Bold/Boldface
- Gesperrt/Sperren/Sperrsatz/Spaced Out Text
- Antiqua vs. Blackletter vs. Fraktur
- Long verse lines: unwrap/rejoin/"spillover"?
- Be more consistent with "white space" vs. "spaces" vs. "blank lines"?
- Project vs. Book vs. Text--"project" preferred?
- Inline markup: "separators" and "containers"
- Headings vs. Headers
- When to say "proofing"--for entire process vs. P-rounds?
- What is included in a chapter heading/header? Chapter summary--is there an agreed-on term for these?
- Front and back matter; currently "front and back title page"? Includes index? ToC/ToI? Ads?
Hyphenation and spacing:
- Right justified/right-justififed
- semicolon vs. semi-colon
- Black letter vs. blackletter
- Half title page/halftitle page/Half-title
- Current guidelines say "no-wrap" and "rewrap"
Singular/plural
- Title page/title pages
- Index/indexes/indices
Captialisation
- ebook vs. eBook
- Capitalising terms like Block Quotes or No-wrap (No-Wrap?) in ordinary documentation?
Other
- Page breaks/cross-page markup and the one page rule
- Best way to represent tags? "Use <f>...</f> tags"?
Notes on stage directions--work this up into something?
Just a note to PP. There are at least four types of stage directions in this book:
1. Stage directions set as part of a line, between two brackets and in italics.
2. Centred stage directions on their own line, used for entrances.
3. Stage directions set after a line--right justified at the end of a line or on the next line if there isn't room--with an opening, but no closing bracket, and in italics.
4. Stage directions set after a line as #2, but in small Roman type and with brackets before and after.
1 and 2 are straightforward, but with 3 and 4 the printer has typeset them as:
- right-justified if they fit on a single line; but
- with a hanging indent if they run to two or more lines.
You can see an example of both styles of #3 on [url=https://www.pgdp.net/c/tools/page_browser.php?project=projectID675f597912174&imagefile=104.png&mode=imageText&round_id=F1]this page[/url], and you can see the different treatment of #4 [url=
]here[/url] and [url=https://www.pgdp.net/c/tools/page_browser.php?project=projectID675f597912174&imagefile=148.png&mode=imageText&round_id=F1]here[/url].
Because of the Guidelines, these are going to come through the rounds with a mix of formatting; six spaces if it's right-justified at the end of a line of dialogue, /*nowrap*/ if it's right-justified on its own line, and /#rewrap#/ if it's long enough that there's a hanging indent; but this is an artefact of the page width and not necessarily something it makes sense to follow in PP.
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Consider--six spaces after wrapped dialogue?
Proposed revision to Content Providing FAQ
I propose that we replace the current section: ABBYY FineReader Scanning Instructions with a new section at the same level as "OCR":
Preparing Illustration Images
Many books have illustrations within the text, and we like to include them in our HTML versions. This means the CP or PM must provide images of these illustrations and include them in the project at the time it is uploaded. Please provide separate illustrations, in .jpg or .png format and in higher quality than the page images themselves.
What to provide
In addition to capturing the text for OCR, you need to provide high-quality images of:
- Any illustrations in the book, including drop capitals and decorations. You do not need to provide images of simple horizontal lines, but anything more complex should be included to give the postprocessor the option to include it in the finished book.
- The book's cover must be included if it includes any text or decoration. It's good practice to include it even if it doesn't, to give the postprocessor the widest range of options for creating the final cover. Including the back cover can also be helpful, especially if the front cover includes library stickers or other markings.
- If the cover is blank, please also include a high quality image of the book's title page as an option for creating an ebook cover.
Processing high quality images
If you are harvesting images from online, provide the highest quality images available.
If you are scanning the book yourself, scan illustrations should be scanned at a sufficient resolution to capture fine detail. While it may not be needed now, it is important if the book is to be reprinted or screen technology improves. Generally speaking, 300 DPI is adequate for line art, continuous tone, and descreened images; screened images often require 600 DPI to avoid moire effects.
Do not use ABBYY FineReader for scanning images; it processes images in several ways that are effective on text, but unacceptable for illustrations. Color images should be scanned or harvested in color.
Crop each illustration, but leave some space around it to allow the postprocessor to rotate and clean up the illustration. Do not feel that you need to provide clean rotated images in perfect, ready to post format; this can be done by the PP. If you do wish to clean them up, many PPs appreciate this, but please leave them larger than you think the PP will need. This allows the PP to resize them to the way they like it.
Books We Want
| Author | Title | Genre | Language | Scan | Requests | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young, Ella | Wonder Smith and His Son, The | Children's | English | Unknown | 2024 | ||
| Snedeker, Caroline | Downright Dency | Children's | English | Unknown | 2024 | ||
| Woolf, Virginia | Orlando | Novel | English | Unknown | 2024 | ||
| Sullivan, Mark | Our Times | History | English | Yes | 2024 | 6 vols. | |
| Brinckle, Gertrude, et al. | Howard Pyle: A Record... | Art | English | Yes | 1 | 2024 | |
| Barrie, J. M. | Peter Pan (play) | Drama | English | Yes | 2024 | ||
| Hecht, Ben, et al. | Front Page, The | Drama | English | Yes | 2024 | ||
| Rackham, Arthur | Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures | Art | English | Yes | 2024 | ||
| American Institute of Child Life | Young Folks' Directory | Reference | English | Yes | 2024 | List of books, etc. | |
| Godolphin, Mary | Aesop's Fables in Words of One Syllable | Children's | English | Yes | 2024 | ||
| Wells, Richard | Manners, culture and dress... | English | Yes | 2024 | |||
| Ebers, G. | Egypt: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque | Travel | English | Yes | 2024 | ||
| Boston Public Library | List of Books for Boys and Girls | Reference | English | Yes | 2024 | ||
| Weaver, Louise, et al. | One Thousand Ways to Please a Family | English | Yes | 2024 | |||
| Hewins, Caroline | Books for Boys and Girls | Reference | English | Yes | 2024 | ||
| New York... | Catalogue of Books for Public School Libraries | Reference | English | Yes | 2024 | ||
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | Catalogue of Books in the Children's Department... | Reference | English | Yes | 2024 |
Orphaned but Useful
Notes on Metrical Drama
Metrical drama raises X issues not often found in other texts.
- Speaker names. There are many ways to indicate which character is speaking.
- Stage directions. There are multiple ways of placing and formatting stage directions.
- Dropped lines. Where one line is indented as far as the end of the previous line. Also known as "stichomythia."
On their own, these can all be handled relatively easily, but their interactions can be tricky to represent in HTML.
HTML5 Cheat Sheet
Currently in REC status:
- Selectors Level 3
- :last-child
