6.34 Words Hung and Split between Pages

6.34.1 SGML

Special measures must be taken to ensure that words split between pages in the original can be joined, because signature, catchword, and running-title regularly intervene between the first part of a word and its concluding part. For this purpose RET uses the SGML comment delimiters  to enclose the first part of the split word ("Philo{\-}" below) at the end of the page. Then it supplies this part-word within the tag <supplied reason="hung">Philo</supplied> at the beginning of the following page in front of the second part of the split word. Software can then treat the split word "Philosophicall" below as a single string at the same time as recognize the original form.

To pa{ss}e from Theologicall , and <!-- Philo{\-} --> 

<fw type="sig">
B3
<fw type="catch">
sophicall 
<fw type="page">
5
<fw type="rttop">
<f type="i">Of Truth<f type="r"> .

<supplied reason="hung">Philo</supplied>sophicall <f type="i">Truth<f type="r"> , to the <f type="i">Truth<f type="r"> of ciuill Bu{\-}

The same technique handles the so-called hung-word, that is, a word that, while occurring at the end of a line, is moved by the compositor to the end of the previous or following line because no room remains for it on its proper line.

Three other cases have already been discussed: (1) the end-of-line hyphen (represented by a special character code {\-}), (2) erroneously joined words (use <sic corr=""> ... </sic>), and (3) words that are elided (use tag <term type="elision" expansion="">).

6.34.2 COCOA

The same solution is used here, except that RET uses double square-brackets, so-called ignore-brackets, to surround the first part, found at the bottom of the first page. Then it adds this first part in front of the concluding part of the word on the next page within double vertical bars.

To pa{ss}e from Theologicall , and [[Philo{\-}]] 

<bkt sig>
B3
<bkt catchword>
+sophicall 
<page 14>
<bkt page>
5
<bkt rttop>
<f i>Of Truth<f r> .
<tt essay>

Philo+sophicall <f i>Truth<f r> , to the <f i>Truth<f r> of ciuill Bu\-

The same technique handles the hung-word: ignore-brackets [[ ... ]] surround it, and it is copied at the end of its correct line within double vertical bars || ||. Three other cases have already been discussed: (1) the end-of-line hyphen (represented by a special character code {\-}), (2) erroneously joined words (split with the diacritic %), and (3) words that are elided (split with the diacritic #).