[bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
- From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:06:20 -0500
Evan,
You're not using a word processor. You're viewing synopses on the web, and
therefore they need to be formatted as HTML. Unfortunately introducing
formatting elements into plain text is not the easiest thing to do. Granted
I employ an algorithm that works on my website. I'll describe a bit of it
now.
Keep in mind that a paragraph tag, p, separates items visually on the
screen, whereas a br tag simply forces text to the next line. For these
reasons I assume one return character is a br tag and two returns indicate a
p tag.
Throw away any return characters at the beginning or end of the text.
So, essentially, open the paragraph tag, start processing when a double
return is found close the current p tag and open another. At the end close
the open p tag.
Now, go through and look for single returns and replace them with a br tag.
Finally, if you want the code to be readable, wherever there is a br tag
insert a single return and wherever there is a p tag insert a double return.
These returns are ignored by a browser but help the human reader.
Later,
Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:40 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
It looks sloppy, but why should people be expected to know that they have
to put in two returns instead of one? Why doesn't it just take a new line
like any word processor does when it sees a return?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 5:43 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
Rita and Julie,
When you see words run together in a synopsis, it often is not the fault
of the volunteer. If a person writes in the synopsis a few words followed
by a return, but fails to put a second return, the text is run together
by the BookShare processing tools.
I agree it does indeed look sloppy.
Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 6:12 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
tht is the first one I have encountered. I agree. It is sloppy.
Rita
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 4:24 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
Hi, Rita. There are many synopses like that one, actually. It is kind
of
sloppy, isn't it? <smile> Take care.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:06 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] quick fix
Hello,
I am not sure who I should direct this comment to.
I was looking at the longer synopsis for "The walking Drum" by Louise
L'amour. There are several words that need spaces between them. It's
no
big deal but it is disconcerting if you are listening to it.
Sory if I sound picky but I thought someone should know.
Rita and Camille
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