Though I have to say, 2-3 page paragraphs, even when aligned, still defeat the purpose of an interleaved translation for me. It's fewer clicks to have two tabs open and click on one to see the translation, and on the other to see the original, than to page forward six times to find the translation (because one text page = multiple pages on a smaller screen), and six times back to find the original, and back and forth every time you need to look something up. I don't know how you would put up with that!
When it comes to interleaving long paragraphs, it's not even about skill for me. Even if I were trying to cross-reference two things in English, I still wouldn't want to page back and forth, if I just could have two files side by side and just click on one and the other.
Like when I read Lavisse's Youth of Fritz, he has all his notes at the end. I don't page forward when I'm reading the text to read the end note, then page back to where I was. I'll open the file twice and keep them open side by side, one open to the text and one open to the notes, so I can keep my place in both. But if you don't mind endless paging back and forth, you have more patience than I do!
The thing is, I can't read on my computer -- I have to read on my e-reader anyway. (A combo of limited computer time due to body limitations and limited time sitting down because of kids -- am usually reading while running around the house.) So I'm used to paging back and forth anyway, though to be honest it's usually only a page or two, so yeah, these really long paragraphs are probably going to be annoying.
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Re: German reading group
Date: 2020-09-08 01:53 am (UTC)Re: German reading group
Date: 2020-09-08 04:12 am (UTC)Re: German reading group
Date: 2020-09-08 09:08 pm (UTC)Like when I read Lavisse's Youth of Fritz, he has all his notes at the end. I don't page forward when I'm reading the text to read the end note, then page back to where I was. I'll open the file twice and keep them open side by side, one open to the text and one open to the notes, so I can keep my place in both. But if you don't mind endless paging back and forth, you have more patience than I do!
Re: German reading group
Date: 2020-09-12 04:50 am (UTC)Re: German reading group
Date: 2020-09-12 12:35 pm (UTC)