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Although Ruby element is basically a Japanese thing, it can be used to display both original text and translated text. I think using ruby rather than two-column
by jhvkjhk 5y ago
Although Ruby element is basically a Japanese thing, it can be used to display both original text and translated text. I think using ruby rather than two-column-view is far better.
For example, this script[1] will show original English word above Japanese loan words, using the ruby element.
[1]: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/33268-katakana-terminator https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/33268-katakana-terminator
- LAC-Tech 5y ago> Although Ruby element is basically a Japanese thing It's commonly used in textbooks for different Chinese languages. I have ministry of education textbooks from Taiwan, and ruby characters are used for both Hokkien and Mandarin (the Hokkien one has two different ruby character scripts which is quite visually busy). I would imagine it would be handy for Hindi learners as well. And probably hundreds of other languages, though I can't speak if it is used.