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Discussion Post 1 #429

Closed mblynn closed 4 years ago

mblynn commented 4 years ago

A lot of us seem to be concerned about translations and whether they benefit accessibility or not. When going through my texts, I realized that translations, especially when it comes to song lyrics, may present very complex issues with misinterpretation. However, I still think it would help make whatever work we do more accessible, especially in the Songs of Colonization, which uses English speaking material. Is there a way to put English translations directly under lines of German lyrics? Maybe in a smaller size or different color?

djbpitt commented 4 years ago

You can lay out an interlinear translation as an HTML table, and adjust the size and color with CSS. Feel free to experiment with that as your HTML/CSS assignment # 2.

pickettj commented 4 years ago

Translation is an issue I'm working through for some of my own research as well, @mblynn ; by no means have I answered all or even most of the practical questions that come with coding translation, but I will be interested to see how you develop your project!