[liblouis-liblouisxml] Suggestions on pagenumbering
- From: Bert Frees <bert.frees@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:54:44 +0100
Hi all
I have a few remarks/suggestions/ideas regarding the use of pagenumbers
in liblouisxml:
* If a 'pagenum' command is the very first command, or if it
immediately a 'newpage' command, liblouisxml doesn't add a page break
indicator, which is fine, but the print page number is not updated either.
* If a 'pagenum' command immediately precedes a 'newpage' command,
liblouisxml does add a page break indicator and the print page number of
the next page is a continuation number. Maybe it is better to drop the
page break indicator and update the print page number on the next
braille page?
* I think it would be useful to support "combined print page numbers". A
sequence of 'pagenum' command could be processed as follows:
- the print page number is updated to: "X-Y" (where X denotes the
first pagenum of the sequence and Y denotes the last pagenum)
- print page number on continued braille pages consists of only the
last(!) pagenum of the sequence, preceded as usual by an unspaced letter
(a/b/c/...)
* Another suggestion is to include the possibility to precede braille
page numbers in preliminary pages by 'p' (brailled without the letter
indicator).
* Multiple 'newpage' commands (newpagebefore & newpageafter) are
currently added up, unlike the 'newline' commands (newlinefore &
newlineafter). Wouldn't it be better to merge these 'newpage' commands too?
Any thoughts?
Bert
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