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Originally Posted by Jellby
Yes, the first two lines in the example above are actually the same verse, and are only printed as two lines because of limited space. With a different text width you could have:
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First verse is a long line that could be
[broken due to limited space
Second verse shorter, indented.
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First verse is a long line that could be broken due to
[limited space
Second verse shorter, indented.
Unfortunately, I don't think this is possible with current ebook formats. Even with the full HTML5+CSS you probably need some javascript. (Maybe with ePub 3 and some reader that supports javascript...).
The old mobi format used to have the possibility of right-aligned broken lines ( mobipocket.com, see bottom of the page), but without the bracket, and I didn't see it working in the PC reader or in my Cybook Gen3.
For ePub, I made a suggestion 4 years ago, but it doesn't seem anything has happened to it since then... |
So:
the bracket itself is the indicator that the line is broken due to lack of space; it's not something "else," e.g., an indicator of emphasis, or something like that.
Yes, I agree with you, Jellby; I don't think it can be done at this time, with the currently-available technolgy (unless, as I said, the book is done in fixed-format, so that it does not reflow). I can't think of any way to effectively create an "if-then" scenario so that the first reflowed letter is preceded by the bracket, I really cannot. Doesn't mean it can't be done; but as you can't wrap the "to-be-reflowed" portion (as we don't know what it is) with anything that would allow any of the trickier things (inheritances, child-ofs, pseudo-elements, etc.) to work...I just don't see it.
Many someone else will come along with better tricks,
but if Jellby doesn't know--I don't think
anyone does.
Hitch