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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | This may have been answered before and I missed it, but do we enter a single letter in bold for the new formatting?
For example if a paragraph in the Overview starts out with a vastly oversized (and bold) first letter of a word, do we enter it as bold as well? The rules say "any words" but nothing exactly regarding single letters or single characters. | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,242 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Katatonia: Quote:
This may have been answered before and I missed it, but do we enter a single letter in bold for the new formatting?
For example if a paragraph in the Overview starts out with a vastly oversized (and bold) first letter of a word, do we enter it as bold as well? The rules say "any words" but nothing exactly regarding single letters or single characters. Just select that individual letter in the overview edit window (or your seperate text editor for those who use one) and either use the "B" icon or type <b>(letter here)</b> (or for Italics use "I" icon <i> (letter here)</i>) works the same for single letters, single words, single sentences or even whole paragraphs. Steve |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting snarbo: Quote:
Just select that individual letter in the overview edit window (or your seperate text editor for those who use one) and either use the "B" icon or type <b>(letter here)</b>
(or for Italics use "I" icon <i> (letter here)</i>)
works the same for single letters, single words, single sentences or even whole paragraphs.
Steve Yes, I know that. But my question was as to whether or not we should actually contribute bold on oversized single letters that start out paragraphs of an Overview. | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 3,830 |
| | Posted: | | | | Started a big Argument  Nothing in the rules about trying to emulated the layout of the cover overview: I would vote No, some may feel as a layout copy artist, I don't the next contributions we have: N°, thank you verry much | | | | Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions. | | | | Last edited: by ? |
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  | T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 8,736 |
| | Posted: | | | | I addressed this in the rules committee thread sometime before the release of 3.5, and I was told that this wouldn't pose a problem because the rules say "words" - so that it would be obvious that just "letters" wouldn't qualify. I felt we'd have to spell it out, but others felt it was unnecessary... |
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| | Posted: | | | | Okay, thanks guys. I guess I did overlook that part of the discussion.  | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting T!M: Quote:
I addressed this in the rules committee thread sometime before the release of 3.5, and I was told that this wouldn't pose a problem because the rules say "words" - so that it would be obvious that just "letters" wouldn't qualify. I felt we'd have to spell it out, but others felt it was unnecessary... Thanks for clarrifying that one, T!M (and well done for thinking of it in the first place) for those of us who haven't followed the whole discussion on the matter! FWIw i think the right decision has been made  | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong | | | | Last edited: by Voltaire53 |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 3,830 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting T!M: Quote:
I addressed this in the rules committee thread sometime before the release of 3.5, and I was told that this wouldn't pose a problem because the rules say "words" - so that it would be obvious that just "letters" wouldn't qualify. I felt we'd have to spell it out, but others felt it was unnecessary... beware: A is word as in A long time ago | | | | Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,242 |
| | Posted: | | | | All I was indicating is as written in the NEW RULES:-
Overviews
Copy the overview from the back of the DVD case exactly as written, including capitalization of words exactly as shown on the back of the case. Separate all paragraphs with a blank line.
Ken has stated exactly as written. So to me that says if the first letter is Bold or Italics or even both then that is how the overview should now be presented, why else change they way the overview can be edited / submitted and a chabge to the Rules to reflect this?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting snarbo: Quote:
All I was indicating is as written in the NEW RULES:-
Overviews
Copy the overview from the back of the DVD case exactly as written, including capitalization of words exactly as shown on the back of the case. Separate all paragraphs with a blank line.
Ken has stated exactly as written. So to me that says if the first letter is Bold or Italics or even both then that is how the overview should now be presented, why else change they way the overview can be edited / submitted and a chabge to the Rules to reflect this?
Steve The program still doesn't cover underlined words or phrases, crossed-out words, various text sizes, fonts, or various colors. It seems like almost the same reason why we don't enter "Line-break hyphens", it looks bad. If we have font sizes implemented in the future it would look more accurate, but for now it just doesn't look correct. I think Ken really needs to update the rule on this so that it's clearer... | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,242 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Katatonia: Quote:
I think Ken really needs to update the rule on this so that it's clearer... True. The only way I can see> Overviews Copy the overview from the back of the DVD case exactly as written, including capitalization of words exactly as shown on the back of the case. would be to allow ALL form of punctuation & formatting into the "Overview" window. Enhancement for V4.0?  Steve |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 3,830 |
| | Posted: | | | | No it would not, the exact style layout is on the back cover. this is already with the cover in the database. Why The need to replicate that? It is already there.
If that is what is realy wanted, we can dump the overview text field and ask for another .jpg field and cut and paste the overview from the cover there? | | | | Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions. | | | | Last edited: by ? |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | When we had quotes instead of real bold and italics i don't recall seeing people trying to quote those leading drop caps (big first letters), or highlighting specific words in a font different from the main Overview.
People generally just understood what was and wasn't to be highlighted. That's how i'll continue to do it. If i quoted it last week i'll use the appropriate bold/italic this week.
My goal is not to emulate the jacket but make the overview slightly readable. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 3,830 |
| | Posted: | | | | Will allways have people stretching posibilties. | | | | Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tweeter: Quote:
When we had quotes instead of real bold and italics i don't recall seeing people trying to quote those leading drop caps (big first letters), or highlighting specific words in a font different from the main Overview.
People generally just understood what was and wasn't to be highlighted. That's how i'll continue to do it. If i quoted it last week i'll use the appropriate bold/italic this week.
My goal is not to emulate the jacket but make the overview slightly readable. That would be my understanding and attitude as well | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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| Registered: May 10, 2007 |  Posts: 1,059 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Voltaire53: Quote:
Quoting tweeter:
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When we had quotes instead of real bold and italics i don't recall seeing people trying to quote those leading drop caps (big first letters), or highlighting specific words in a font different from the main Overview.
People generally just understood what was and wasn't to be highlighted. That's how i'll continue to do it. If i quoted it last week i'll use the appropriate bold/italic this week.
My goal is not to emulate the jacket but make the overview slightly readable.
That would be my understanding and attitude as well As would mine....  | | | Berak
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