poetry

cian · 01-23-2011, 07:20 AM

Does anyone have any tips for the best way to do poetry?

I want to create some Wordsworth and Browning collections for the library here, and I just want to get the structure of the XHTML right before starting. CSS tips would be great as well.

Jellby · 01-23-2011, 08:49 AM

Wrap each stanza in a <div>, and each line in a <div> or <p>. Do not use <br/> to break lines, because it gives you less control on what happens when a line has to break because it's longer that the screen/page width. Then assign a CSS similar to:

Code:

div.stanza {
  margin: 0.5em 0 0 2em; /* some vertical separation and left margin for stanzas */
}

div.stanza p {
  text-align: left; /* you don't want poetry justified */
  text-indent: -3em;
  margin-left: 3em; /* this two values make wrapped lines indented */
}

cian · 01-23-2011, 02:56 PM

Thank you that's exactly what I wanted.

And thanks also for your many uploads. I just finished one of them.

01-23-2011, 07:20 AM	#1
cian Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 602 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hove, UK Device: sony prs505	poetry Does anyone have any tips for the best way to do poetry? I want to create some Wordsworth and Browning collections for the library here, and I just want to get the structure of the XHTML right before starting. CSS tips would be great as well.

01-23-2011, 08:49 AM	#2
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,516 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Wrap each stanza in a <div>, and each line in a <div> or <p>. Do not use <br/> to break lines, because it gives you less control on what happens when a line has to break because it's longer that the screen/page width. Then assign a CSS similar to: Code: div.stanza { margin: 0.5em 0 0 2em; /* some vertical separation and left margin for stanzas / } div.stanza p { text-align: left; / you don't want poetry justified / text-indent: -3em; margin-left: 3em; / this two values make wrapped lines indented */ }

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01-23-2011, 02:56 PM	#3
cian Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 602 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hove, UK Device: sony prs505	Thank you that's exactly what I wanted. And thanks also for your many uploads. I just finished one of them.

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