It is useful to automate some of the tasks associated with formatting dance instructions for printing. This page is about those tools.

=====  Tools  =====

We want a web page that allows us to access the tools and use them online. One approach may be to have a page with a text box that allows dance instructions to be dropped in, and another text box for output that can be copied and pasted elsewhere. This ma


=====  A template  =====

Below is a trial template in which instructions for a dance can be entered. I have tried to make this fit a "standard" 4" by 6" index card that seems popular with many dance callers. I welcome others to convert those dances not in this format to fit, sinc

Note that it is NOT a good idea to try to edit into the template, as it is a lot of work to arrange the spaceing. I plan to develop some tools to make editing easier in this format. Watch this space. Ideas welcome. --[[User:NashJc|NashJc]] 15:34, 6 Decemb

Note that for Wikipedia (and some other wikis) you must start text with a space to get it to display in "typewriter" text. I have allowed 60 columns and 25 rows to allow for 1/2 inch margins on a card using 12 characters per inch (10 point monospaced font

<code>
 |123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890| 
 |                                                            | 1
 | Title (Childgrove) here,  format,  [[Improper/other|notes]]  | 2
 |                                                            | 3
 | A1 1-4 Partners side.                                      | 4
 |    5-8 Partners back-to-back.                              | 5
 | A2 1-8 Repeat A1 with neighbor.                            | 6
 | B1 1-4 Neighbors turn two-hands once-and-a-half, skipping, | 7
 |        and open to face across the set.                    | 8
 |    5-8 Partners turn two-hands.                            | 9
 | B2 1-8 1st couple figure-eight through 2nd couple above,   |10
 |        skipping.                                           |11
 |  {inactive couples should change places with partner at top|12
 |   and bottom while waiting to re-enter the dance.}         |13
 |                                                            |14
 |                                                            |16
 |                                                            |17
 |                                                            |18
 |                                                            |19
 |                                                            |20
 |                                                            |21
 |                                                            |22
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 |                                                            |24
 |------------------------------------------------------------|25</code>