[Sca-cooks] OT: need computer help -- typing parallel columns

[Martin G. Diehl]

"Martin G. Diehl" wrote:
> 
> Tara Sersen Boroson wrote:
> > Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:
> >
> > >I think I mentioned recently that I've started a new
> > >translation project.  I want to have the Spanish text and
> > >the translation in parallel columns.  

[snip]

> > >Right now, I'm working with Word 97, which only allows
> > >newspaper columns. 

[snip]

> An even better way is to use a table row for each paragraph
> (and also chapter titles and/or sub headings).

[snip]

> > -Magdalena
> >
> > >Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann
> > >Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
> > >rcmann4 at earthlink.net
> 
> Vincenzo
> 
> --
> Martin G. Diehl

On Tue Oct 21 01:07:19 CDT 2003, Stefan li Rous StefanliRous at 
austin.rr.com added these words to the discussion ... 

> I've got real mixed feelings about this. While the double column 
> sounds good and probably works well in print publication, I'm not 
> sure how well it will work when published electronically. 

It will work just fine.  

> Yes, I have an interest and a bias in this. :-)
> 
> I supply the documents in the Florilegium in three formats, text, 
> RTF and HTML. The double columns will work in the second format 
> just fine. They may work in HTML, 

Nay ... the double column format *will* work just fine in HTML as 
long as there are _no_ CR/LF within the table cells.  

> if the user doesn't try to reduce the screen width to narrower 
> than the size of the two columns plus the spacing originally picked. 

Answered by my comment, above.  

Vincenzo, 
In Service

-- 
Martin G. Diehl