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Originally Posted by mtrahan
The table idea is pretty good, I didn’t even think about it, but that means creating A LOT of tables for not super safe results. Thanks for the input.
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Tables are the ONLY way to achieve anything remotely like that, that won't have reflow issues when a) the font size is changed, b) the font is changed, c) the margins are changed (! don't forget that one), etc. And even THEN, you'll still have some issues when you change font sizes, assuming that your table settings are in ems, possibly.
And yes,
it's a lot of work. We've had such "save the drama for your mama" here about "visual poetry" that generally, unless I've had a very, very clear discussion with the author/poet and/or publisher, we decline the work. It's just hard to make it pay enough to cover the brain-damage, both from the initial work (did I mention, a bajillionty tables?) and the inevitable subsequent hysteria when a font size is changed, when the client receives the review file. Even charging "uber-complex" just never seems to cover the costs.
FWIW. I'd second Dale's ideas, either shifting the content left/right, alternating, or using stagger, but no matter what you do, without tables, the overflow issue with come back and likely bite you in the tailbone.
Hitch