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Dynamic Interlinears with Javascript and CSS

After the continuation of a permathread on the b-greek mailing list about the pros and cons of interlinears, I built some quick demonstrations of how CSS and Javascript could be used for dynamic interlinear glosses that would not be possible on the printed page.

They might be interesting as little Javascript tutorials too.

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Comments (4)

Chris Smith on Jan. 29, 2006:

How intensly cool. Need a site with the whole Bible done up like that. Thanks.

Oun Kwon on Jan. 29, 2006:

It is like a heaven-given gift!

I have an N.T. interlinear in Word file from my own editing work for my own use for reference when I am studying N.T.

How much work is involved to convert to dynamic interlinear? Where can I learn how to? Or someone else can do for me at a cost?

Thanks.

kwonbbl@gmail.com

James Tauber on Jan. 30, 2006:

Chris, I don't have freely distributable glosses, unfortunately.

Oun Kwon, email me your Word file and I'll see if I can convert it for you.

Richard Wilson on Jan. 31, 2006:

Thanks for the idea about how to display an interlinear, which I was wondering how to do for the Greek-Italian interlinear that I have. I used your first format to put it at http://www.laparola.net/greco/ The aim of that interlinear is not to teach Greek (you would probably find it more useful for learning Italian!) but to show where the words of one Italian translation came from, so there are some differences from how you were thinking of doing the interlinear.

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Created: Jan. 28, 2006
Last Modified: Jan. 28, 2006
Author: jtauber