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| + | It is useful to automate some of the tasks associated with formatting dance instructions for printing. This page is about those tools. | ||
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| + | ===== Tools ===== | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | ===== A template ===== | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | |123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890| | ||
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| + | | Title (Childgrove) here, format, [[Improper/other|notes]] | 2 | ||
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| + | | 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 | ||
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| + | |------------------------------------------------------------|25</code> | ||
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