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== Mirrored text in Zoku-Owarimonogatari ==

Can I please have your opinion about [https://www.baka-tsuki.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=18801 this forum thread]? In short: I'd like to add two rules to Custom.css for mirrored text, which is used in Monogatari Series volume 18. 

(Whoops, looks like the thread is invisible at the moment until a post edit of mine is approved by a mod.) [[User:Double-X|Double-X]] ([[User talk:Double-X|talk]]) 07:14, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

:I see no problem with that, as long as the class name isn't a risk of conflict with something else. [[User:Darkoneko|DarkoNeko]] <small>[[User_Talk:Darkoneko|talk]]</small> 16:08, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Then there are two choices to be made. 
* (1a) Mirror the text blockwise: <span style="display:inline-block; transform:scaleX(-1); text-align:right;">The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog</span>, or 
* (1b) Mirror it letter-by-letter by first writing it backwards (using unicode bidi) then mirroring it blockwise: <span style="display:inline-block; transform:scaleX(-1); unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction: rtl;">The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.</span>

And 
* (2a) Use inline style attributes and don't introduce a new classname, 
* (2b) Use the general classname '''.mirrored''', or 
* (2c) Use a specific classname like '''.mg18-mirrored''' (i.e. monogatari volume 18).

Some observations:
* My mobile browser supports bidi but not the mirroring transform, so (1a) does nothing and (1b) just renders it sdrawkcab (backwards).
* The original Japanese is written in columns, so even after mirroring they're still in the correct order top-to-bottom. (1b) is somehow reminiscent of this (the letters still flow left-to-right), but I find it harder to read than (1a).
* (2b) and (2c) are more flexible. If you write the style rule with the selector '''.mirrored:not(:hover)''', the mirroring effect will go away when the reader hovers over the text, making it easier to read.
* I suspect (2b) and (2c) will be lost in a conversion to a different medium like epub. I assume (2a) would be more likely to survive conversion, but I'm not sure.
* I've no particular preference between (2b) and (2c).

Currently the chapter is written with (1b) and (2a), but I think I will change option 1 to (1a), just so it's easer to read. [[User:Double-X|Double-X]] ([[User talk:Double-X|talk]]) 20:39, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
:I don't like 2c ; the class should be reusable elsewhere as needed.
:Actually, if we want to be truly flexible we could use a template call (like <nowiki>{{mirrored|The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.}}</nowiki> ) so there'd be a single place ([[template:Mirrored]]) where to change stuff if we decide to switch the way it's done.
:[[User:Darkoneko|DarkoNeko]] <small>[[User_Talk:Darkoneko|talk]]</small> 05:43, 7 February 2016 (UTC)