Re: putting stuff side by side

["'William Lupton' via pandoc-discuss" <pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org>]

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For completeness, I should mention that (for HTML or for PDF created via
HTML) you can use the CSS 'float' property. However I think that the
list-table approach is probably better.

You can structure the markdown like this (here I've put the necessary CSS
in the header includes). See the attached .md and .html files.

---
title: Paper 1.1

header-includes: |
  <style>
  div.left {
    width: 49%;
    float: left;
  }

  div.right {
    width: 49%;
    float: right;
  }

  div.clear {
    clear: both;
  }
  </style>
...

## Section 1 of 13

::: {.left .OldEnglish}

AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting
federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution
for the United States of America.

:::

::: {.right .ModernEnglish}

After clearly experiencing that the current federal government isn't
working well, you are asked to think about a new Constitution for the
United States of America.

:::

::: clear
:::

<etc.>

On Sun, 7 May 2023 at 10:13, William Lupton <wlupton-QSt+ys/nuMyEUIsrzH9SikB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
wrote:

> Perhaps you could use list-tables (
> https://github.com/pandoc-ext/list-table)?
>
> I've attached your markdown with the first section updated to use a
> list-table, and with the other sections removed. The changes are rather
> minimal, e.g., here are the start of the fenced div and the first row (you
> can see that I converted your {.OldEnglish} (etc.) to []{.OldEnglish},
> i.e., to an empty span with class OldEnglish, which is carried over to
> the table cell).
>
> ::: {.list-table header-rows=0}
>
> - - []{.OldEnglish} AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of
> the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a
> new Constitution for the United States of America.
>
>   - []{.ModernEnglish} After clearly experiencing that the current federal
> government isn't working well, you are asked to think about a new
> Constitution for the United States of America.
>
> I also attach the HTML generated via this command:
>
> % pandoc -L list-table.lua Paper\ 1.1\ list-table.md > Paper\ 1.1\
> list-table.html
>
> Here's the HTML for the first row.
>
> <tr class="odd">
> <td class="OldEnglish"><p> AFTER an unequivocal experience of the
> inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon
> to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of
> America.</p></td>
> <td class="ModernEnglish"><p> After clearly experiencing that the
> current federal government isn’t working well, you are asked to think
> about a new Constitution for the United States of America.</p></td>
> </tr>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers,
> William
>
> On Sun, 7 May 2023 at 06:58, S. Manning <scriptor-aFO/2INALiozYggVrLCuDg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> I would like to say that this is a classic problem which most rich text
>> file formats (eg. DOCX or ODT) are not well set up to handle because its
>> typical in a religious or academic context but not a business or
>> government context.  Parallel texts in several languages are a very
>> common and important use case in layout but one which most digital tools
>> neglect because they were designed for business and bureaucratic
>> writing.
>>
>> I'm not aware of a way to handle this in any flavour of Markdown, in
>> HTML I usually use tables but Markdown tables are awkward and not
>> standardized.
>>
>> Sean
>>
>> On 2023-05-06 13:43, Mark Pinsley wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am brand new to Pandoc. I have been looking at writting some content
>> > that I wanted to present in multiple ways. it seems like Pandoc can
>> > help.
>> >
>> > A few things that I haven't been able to figure out.
>> >
>> > 1. I have attached a document that I created it is the Federalist
>> > Paper #1. I have been using this document to try different things
>> > including creating references etc. What I haven't been able to figure
>> > out is the best method of first defining different paragraphs and then
>> > being able to do something specific with them
>> >
>> > In this case. I have created the "Old English" version (which i
>> > probably should have just called Original) and the "Modern English"
>> > version.
>> >
>> > So as I am typing I write in {.ModernEnglish} and {.OldEnglish}
>> >
>> > If I want to produce these so that they are side by side. Meaning the
>> > old English in on the Left and the ModernEnglish  is on the right. How
>> > can I do that, or should I be coming out this in a completely
>> > different way? As I am writing I want to be able to quickly identify
>> > one from an other.
>> >
>> > If I want the OldEnlgih to appear and then the ModernEngilsh as a
>> > CodeBlodk, do I just find/replace all ModernEnglish and replace with
>> > ">"  ??
>> >
>> > 2. If I want to create a look and feel. I want to output this as HTML,
>> > PDF and PPT.
>> >
>> > On each one I want a particular look/feel   How/where do I develop
>> > that look and feel (I am not a programmer so it would be easier if I
>> > could see what the output would look like - meaning moving colors
>> > around etc)
>> >
>> > All help is appreciated. Thanks
>> > Mark
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---
title: Paper 1.1

header-includes: |
  <style>
  div.left {
    width: 49%;
    float: left;
  }

  div.right {
    width: 49%;
    float: right;
  }

  div.clear {
    clear: both;
  }
  </style>
...

## Section 1 of 13

::: {.left .OldEnglish}

AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.

:::

::: {.right .ModernEnglish}

After clearly experiencing that the current federal government isn't working well, you are asked to think about a new Constitution for the United States of America.

:::

::: clear
:::

::: {.left .OldEnglish}

The subject speaks its own importance; comprehending in  its consequences nothing less than the existence of the UNION, the safety and welfare of the parts of which it is composed, the fate of an empire in many respects the most interesting in the world.

:::

::: {.right .ModernEnglish}

This topic is very important; it involves consequences that affect the existence of the UNION, the safety and well-being of its parts, and the future of an empire that is interesting in many ways.

:::

::: clear
:::

::: {.left .OldEnglish}

It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force.

:::

::: {.right .ModernEnglish}

Many people have noted that it seems like it's up to the people of this country, through their actions and examples, to answer the big question: can people really create a good government by thinking carefully and making choices, or will they always have to rely on chance and force for their political systems?

:::

::: clear
:::

::: {.left .OldEnglish}

If there be any truth in the remark, the crisis at which we are arrived may with propriety be regarded as the era in which that decision is to be made; and a wrong election of the part we shall act may, in this view, deserve to be considered as the general misfortune of mankind.

:::

::: {.right .ModernEnglish}

If there's any truth to that idea, then the critical moment we're facing right now could be seen as the time when we'll make that decision. If we choose the wrong path, it might be seen as a huge misfortune for all people.

:::

::: clear
:::

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