On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 09:51:50AM -0700, Lee Passey wrote:
On 1/19/2012 4:43 PM, Marcello Perathoner wrote:
You can submit either *one* HTML or *one* TEI or *one* RST file. In no case has anybody been posting multiple HTML files.
I wrote:
Is this an exclusive 'or' or an inclusive 'or'? If I submit an HTML file am I precluded from posting a TEI or an RST file? Or may I submit one of each?
The answer is that you may submit one of each, as Marcello and Al and I have since clarified. And I now say again, "Confirmed."
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On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 07:28:30PM -0800, Al Haines wrote:
Marcello is correct.
[snip]
On Sun, January 22, 2012 1:21 pm, Greg Newby wrote:
Yes, confirmed.
I think this is a strong demonstration of why it is important for technical people take more classes in technical writing.
Mr. Perathoner started this thread making an ambiguous statement. The ambiguity was compounded when he stated "In no case has anybody been posting multiple HTML files," leading one to conclude that the issue here relates to multiple postings of a single markup format.
I then asked for clarification of that statement, to remove the ambiguity. Mr. Haines and Mr. Newby each responded saying, in effect, "yes, Marcello's original ambiguity is the policy of Project Gutenberg."
I am left to conclude that either the Project Gutenberg policy in this regard is still in a state of flux and the ambiguity is intentional, that Mr. Haines or Mr. Newby did not feel comfortable enough with their writing skills to actually respond to the question, or that neither of them gave anything more that cursory attention to the question actually posed.
Thanks for this idea. I will endeavor to give cursory attention to your future messages.
Given the usual practice on this list of paying little, or no, attention to what other people have to say, I suspect that the last alternative is the correct one.
In any case, the ambiguity remains.
You are being pedantic. The full message I responded to follows. The relevant extracts: Marcello:
You can submit either *one* HTML or *one* TEI or *one* RST file.
Al:
Marcello is correct.
It was decided in the early discussions of RST that additional custom files, e.g. a custom HTML file or a custom text file, would not be allowed. If custom files were desired/required, then the submission should be a normal text+HTML submission.
Me:
Yes, confirmed.
-- Greg ** Full extract: Yes, confirmed. Having numerous formats derived from a single master is a long-time goal. We've had some success with RST and TEI, and I've encouraged new projects to consider RST. There are still some limitations, though... On the many, many words on gutvol-d recently about poor results with auto-conversion from HTML to other formats (epub and mobi, among others): this is often due to choices that producers make about using HTML to impact layout, rather than just structure. Enough said. -- Greg On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 07:28:30PM -0800, Al Haines wrote:
Marcello is correct.
It was decided in the early discussions of RST that additional custom files, e.g. a custom HTML file or a custom text file, would not be allowed. If custom files were desired/required, then the submission should be a normal text+HTML submission.
The first discussion/submission of TEI files predates my time as WWer, but the same principle applies.
Al
-----Original Message----- From: gutvol-d-bounces@lists.pglaf.org [mailto:gutvol-d-bounces@lists.pglaf.org] On Behalf Of Lee Passey Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:52 PM To: gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] Producing epub ready HTML
On 1/19/2012 4:43 PM, Marcello Perathoner wrote:
You can submit either *one* HTML or *one* TEI or *one* RST file. In no case has anybody been posting multiple HTML files.
Is this an exclusive 'or' or an inclusive 'or'?
If I submit an HTML file am I precluded from posting a TEI or an RST
file? Or may I submit one of each?
Mr. Haines or Mr. Newby, would you care to confirm or deny this restriction? _______________________________________________ gutvol-d mailing list gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org http://lists.pglaf.org/mailman/listinfo/gutvol-d
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