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Poetic Meter Standardization

Brainout's system for poetic meters sometimes had a few variations and iterations as the concept was discovered and built upon (earlier meters looked a bit different as a result). Therefore, this is my proposed standardization of the meter templates for both Greek and Hebrew. This is to improve consistency across all poetic meters so there's not anymore unexpected variations for the same information, and in some cases, missing information.

I propose six columns (with an optional seventh) arranged left to right for Greek, and then right to left for Hebrew. The optional seventh column can be reserved when additional supplementary values need to be provided (usually for year tracking). Next, I propose having the ability to swap Hebrew in all four alphabets accomplished by JavaScript, the button is at the top right:

1. Masoretic Hebrew (Ktav Ashuri)
2. Paleo-Hebrew (Ktav Ivri)
3. Proto-Sinaitic
4. Hieroglyphs, mapped with my conversion chart to match the Proto-Sinaitic

Greek Meter

Hebrew Meter

Design Details

The reason why the notes portion should come first is because Brainout sometimes references notes directly beside the original text; so having the notes near the original text allows for this -- and I also agree with this idea. Sometimes some meters had 'two' notes columns; I believe it should simply just be one notes section with a break between the two notes section (if continued commentary on the differential or elsewhere is needed).

I kept the syllables next to the Hebrew so it's easier to follow (Brainout had it oriented away from the Hebrew, despite moving the Hebrew text to the right side).

All tables now feature 'sticky' headers so as you scroll the header follows the screen, this makes it much easier visually, I think. Originally I didn't have alternative column highlighting, but if you're staring at really long lists it probably makes it a bit easier, but just to not make it look too visually cluttered I made the column highlighting very subtle. Another new addition is making the sticky headers 'frosted' so you can vaguely see the contents behind it as you scroll.

Column Explanations

1. Notes: the notes field for supplementary information about the particular section in the meter
2. #: the verse and chapter number
3. Verse: the actual text of the verse(s) in question
4. Syllables: the amount of syllables the specified row contains (in the original language)
5. Cumulative: the subsequent addition of syllables for each row count for the meter in question
6. Differential: generally the differential syllable that gets tagged
7. ✏️: bonus additional 'seventh' column that can be anything; usually used for year mapping

Colour Standardization

I've also adjusted the original colours from Brainout's originals, to two new sets for a light and dark mode.

Conclusion

I'm redesigning all of Brainout's meters to this new standard, therefore to view any in their original format consult the original PDFs.