DTI: Watching the Clock

[Defcon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italic_type

 

[JWolf]

A good point. Well, the italicized passages weren't long, but as some characters were communicating telepathically italics did make it easier to follow. Trying not to give too much away here.

Timothy, I've italicized the quote so you can see what italics are.

Italics are a way to emphasis or differentiate something such as thoughts or communication. Also proper names are italicized such as the title of a book, publication, or name of a ship. For example, Enterprise-E. Thought the italics here are not true italics but instead are simulated.

 

[Defcon]

A good point. Well, the italicized passages weren't long, but as some characters were communicating telepathically italics did make it easier to follow. Trying not to give too much away here.

Timothy, I've italicized the quote so you can see what italics are.

Quotes get italicized automatically.

 

[JWolf]

A good point. Well, the italicized passages weren't long, but as some characters were communicating telepathically italics did make it easier to follow. Trying not to give too much away here.

Timothy, I've italicized the quote so you can see what italics are.

Quotes get italicized automatically.

So they do. DUH!

 

[Therin of Andor]

I am sorry what is italics?

Above. Leaning-over font. The slant usually indicates emphasis, a proper name of a ship, internal thoughts of a character, or an incoming voice of someone not in the room.

 

[JD]

^Or telepathy.

 

[Therin of Andor]

^Or telepathy.

I had hoped to cover that with "internal thoughts of a character".

But you already knew that, didn't you.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Got mine today.

 

[shanejayell]

Got mine yesterday. Good read so far, tho I'm only a 1/4 in or so....

 

[Skywalker]

But you already knew that, didn't you.

Wait, if that was telepathy, and Therin was responding to JD...why can I read it?

 

[captcalhoun]

power of the Force?

 

[JWolf]

power of the Force?

That weak old thing? Give the power of the Schwartz a try and see what real power is.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Wait, if that was telepathy, and Therin was responding to JD...why can I read it?

Well, now you know.

 

[Skywalker]

I'm scared, now.

 

[MarciaCat]

just checked my nook as well it's here.

With no italics though. So it's rather unreadable (IMHO).

Drat! Every month it's something different.

 

[JWolf]

just checked my nook as well it's here.

With no italics though. So it's rather unreadable (IMHO).

Drat! Every month it's something different.

This month is something completely different. The problem is that the CSS is missing the italic declaration. Also, the embedded fonts in the CSS were so bad, I had to actually find a full font family. But the end result is, I fixed it despite S&S trying harder to break it.

 

[MarciaCat]

With no italics though. So it's rather unreadable (IMHO).

Drat! Every month it's something different.

This month is something completely different. The problem is that the CSS is missing the italic declaration. Also, the embedded fonts in the CSS were so bad, I had to actually find a full font family. But the end result is, I fixed it despite S&S trying harder to break it.

Geez, they keep that up I'm going to think they don't really care about the product they put out.

I wonder if it's just their Trek line that's messed up or is it more widespread.

 

[BrotherBenny]

The CSI books are just as bad. It's S&S's entire eBook line.

However many people they have working in that department (or outsourced office) are all doing a piss-poor job. I would never allow that extreme lack of quality in a product to be released but clearly S&S do not feel the same way.

 

[JWolf]

I just found the following link on the S&S website. It may be a way to contact them about eBooks. I plan on using it to document Watching the Clock and what I had to do to fix it.

http://www.simonandschuster.com/about/contact_us

P.S. I just left a message.

 

[Thrawn]

^ As did I. Thanks for the link.