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Technical Definition
Information about paragraphs, including XML containers, text alignment, and UIDs.
Category Notes
These fields appear irregularly in ALTO files and in some of the other file structures. They are primarily used as XML containers, rather than holding data, to which style attributes can be attached.
Individual Collection Notes
DEAL: String-Choice: “Left”, “Right”, “Center”, “Block”.
EUAL: String-Choice: “Left”, “Right”, “Center”, “Block”.
F1AL: String-Choice: “Left”, “Right”, “Center”, “Block”.
F2AL: String-Choice: “Left”, “Right”, “Center”, “Block”.
PPAL: String-Choice: “Left”, “Right”, “Center”, “Block”.
TRAL: String-Choice: “Left”, “Right”, “Center”, “Block”.
Instantiations
As an XML Container
| B1GL | issue\article\text\text.title\p | NUL | |
| B1GL | issue\article\text\text.cr\p | NUL | |
| B2GL | issue\article\text\text.title\p | NUL | |
| SBAT | PcGts\Page\TextRegion | NUL | |
| TDAG | issue\page\article\text\text.cr\p | NUL |
The Description of Text Alignment for Paragraph Text
| DEAL | alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ALIGN | MCH | Right |
| EUAL | alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ALIGN | MCH | Right |
| F1AL | alto\Style\ParagraphStyle@ALIGN | MCH | Left |
| F2AL | pageOCRDATA\content\altoXML\alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ALIGN | MCH | Center |
| PPAL | alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ALIGN | MCH | Right |
| TRAL | alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ALIGN | MCH | Left |
Unique Identifier for Paragraph Text
| DEAL | alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ID | UID | PAR_RIGHT |
| EUAL | alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ID | UID | PAR_CENTER |
| F1AL | alto\Style\ParagraphStyle@ID | UID | PAR_LEFT |
| F2AL | pageOCRDATA\content\altoXML\alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ID | UID | PAR_CENTER |
| PPAL | alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ID | UID | PAR_RIGHT |
| SBAT | PcGts\Page\TextRegion@id | UID | R0 |
| TRAL | alto\Styles\ParagraphStyle@ID | UID | PAR1 |