[be] [task #7997] printout without verse numbers, or in margin

[Teus Benschop]

Update of task #7997 (project bibledit):

             Open/Closed:                  Closed => Open                   

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Follow-up Comment #2:

Hi Teus,

I tried to log into the project site so I could respond but it wouldn't let
me. I don't have time right now to figure this out so I'll just put my
thoughts down here.

As I think about this, I think that changing the appearance of the verse
numbers in the editor does not serve the real end user, which is the reader of
the text being translated. The editor needs to have the verse numbers visible
in the editor. Though it would be nice if they could turn them on and off to
do screen reading, it's probably just a luxury at this point.

Where this is really needed, IMO, is in print so that readers, who are not
involved in the editing, can test the text for readability. The text has to
look as natural as possible. If you change the color of the verse numbers to
white it is certainly true they will not be seen. However, the space that they
take up will still be there and that might make the word spacing look a little
unnatural.

I have a publishing project where hanging verse numbers are a requirement so
I am working on this problem too. When I get something I'll send you some
output so you can see how the system I use outputs text like this.

Just some thoughts. I guess the bottom line for me on this is I'm seeing this
as an issue for output formating more than editing. That being the case, it is
not worth your time to try to implement something on the editor level, IMO. If
something can be done at the format level that would be a better place to
implement.

Thanks,

Dennis 

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