Some users have expressed a preference for romans, but as I said
elsewhere, I prefer arabic (they behave much better for sorting ;-) )
So I am with you, here.

2007/1/23, Cadalach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Why are we mixing Roman and Arabic numbers? Is there a good reason to do so?

Best wishes,
Don

On 23/01/07, Frederic Da Vitoria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2007/1/23, Andrew Conkling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > On 1/23/07, Frederic Da Vitoria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > It boils down to:
> > > - should we put a colon or a comma between the opera name and the parts
> > > - should we put a colon or a comma between the parts and the quote
> > > - should we put quotes around the quote
> > >
> > >  #2, 3 and 4 are the closest to CSG and is supported bu those that would
> > > keep the rules as simple as possible.
> > >
> > >  3: colon - colon, quotes
> > >   Don Giovanni: Act I, Scene 3: "La ci darem la mano"
> >
> > I think this or Aaron's subsequent suggestion to use a period before the
> title:
> >   Don Giovanni: Act I, Scene 3. "La ci darem la mano"
> >
> > Also, what about the type, e.g. Aria, Recitativ, Duet, etc.?
>
> Right
>
> 7: colon - dot, quotes
>   Don Giovanni: Act I, Scene 3. "La ci darem la mano"
>
>  1 - Opera name
> ( - No catalogue number)
> ( - No movement number)
> 2 - Act number
> 3 - Scene number
> 4 - Type (optional)
> 5 - First words of the scene
> 6 - Part (optional)
>
> 1: colon - colon, no quotes
>   Don Giovanni: Act I, Scene 3, Duettino: La ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni,
> Zerlina)
> 2: colon - comma, quotes
>   Don Giovanni: Act I, Scene 3, Duettino , "La ci darem la mano" (Don
> Giovanni, Zerlina)
>  3: colon - colon, quotes
>   Don Giovanni: Act I, Scene 3, Duettino: "La ci darem la mano" (Don
> Giovanni, Zerlina)
>  4: colon - none, quotes
>   Don Giovanni: Act I, Scene 3, Duettino "La ci darem la mano" (Don
> Giovanni, Zerlina)
> 5: comma - colon, no quotes
>   Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 3 , Duettino: La ci darem la mano (Don
> Giovanni, Zerlina)
>  6: comma - colon, quotes
>   Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 3, Duettino: "La ci darem la mano" (Don
> Giovanni, Zerlina)
> 7: colon - dot, quotes
>   Don Giovanni: Act I, Scene 3, Duettino. "La ci darem la mano" (Don
> Giovanni, Zerlina)


--
Frederic Da Vitoria

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