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Jellby · 01-14-2014, 07:36 AM

You may want to consider whether you actually want those fragments to be facsimile-like, or simply have some differential formatting that helps the reader know what's happening.

For a handwritten letter, for instance, I, as a reader, do not generally want to see a reproduction of the original (real or fictional), but a properly typeset version. In most books, this is enough (for me):

Code:

blockquote {
  margin: 1em 2em;
}

and that applies for the occasional web/online extracts, newspapers and letters.

If a book is a collection of letters, I may remove the side margins and change the font size instead, and special cases may have to be considered if there are letters inside letters or something like that.

01-14-2014, 07:36 AM	#5
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,550 Karma: 19500001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	You may want to consider whether you actually want those fragments to be facsimile-like, or simply have some differential formatting that helps the reader know what's happening. For a handwritten letter, for instance, I, as a reader, do not generally want to see a reproduction of the original (real or fictional), but a properly typeset version. In most books, this is enough (for me): Code: blockquote { margin: 1em 2em; } and that applies for the occasional web/online extracts, newspapers and letters. If a book is a collection of letters, I may remove the side margins and change the font size instead, and special cases may have to be considered if there are letters inside letters or something like that.