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From: Helmut Naber
Date: Fri, Jun 29 2018 6:42AM
Subject: Podcast Transcript: Dilemma with length of abstracts
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Hi WebAIM list members,



as a reader of a podcast transcript on web pages the user should get best
user experience, but what is the best length of an abstract in a transcript?



I think of the following Pros and Cons of short vs. long abstracts in
transcripts:



The pro of a longer abstract is, that you don’t have so much to scroll on
your device display (especially on a mobile phone)

but a big con is the bad readability, it’s hard to keep the reading focus.



Yes, the content aspects loom large, you concatenate sentences with strong
content proximity,

but I primarily think of best transcript abstract length for text layout.



What is your recommendation, long or short abstracts or a middle course for
the abstract length?



I made following example, to illustrate the dilemma. By the way, it’s both
the identical text.



Example long abstract:

------------------------------

// ---- START continuous text (300 words)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris tincidunt
nunc lectus, id varius orci lacinia nec. Fusce mattis ipsum erat, in viverra
justo mollis in. Fusce et facilisis leo. Aenean ut dui eu dolor varius
accumsan. Nullam gravida nulla non nisi posuere, et venenatis diam posuere.
Etiam quis ultrices nibh. Phasellus a nisi massa. Nam pellentesque tellus
nec laoreet ornare. Etiam hendrerit lectus porta lobortis placerat. Ut
tellus quam, ullamcorper id sapien placerat, dictum dignissim massa. Mauris
posuere, risus at fringilla elementum, nibh risus blandit ligula, in feugiat
elit libero ut libero. Nullam cursus ipsum metus, ut posuere lacus
ullamcorper in. Integer neque turpis, sollicitudin ultrices congue et,
mattis quis elit. Donec faucibus scelerisque nisi, a euismod nibh ornare
quis. Nunc accumsan orci vitae varius viverra. Cras malesuada, diam a
sagittis aliquam, lorem ipsum mollis est, sit amet auctor felis leo quis
neque.

// ---- END continuous text (300 words)





Example short abstracts:

--------------------------------------

// ---- START Text with line feed after every senctence (300 words)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.



Mauris tincidunt nunc lectus, id varius orci lacinia nec.



Fusce mattis ipsum erat, in viverra justo mollis in.



Fusce et facilisis leo.



Aenean ut dui eu dolor varius accumsan.



Nullam gravida nulla non nisi posuere, et venenatis diam posuere.



Etiam quis ultrices nibh.



Phasellus a nisi massa.



Nam pellentesque tellus nec laoreet ornare.



Etiam hendrerit lectus porta lobortis placerat.



Ut tellus quam, ullamcorper id sapien placerat, dictum dignissim massa.



Mauris posuere, risus at fringilla elementum, nibh risus blandit ligula, in
feugiat elit libero ut libero.



Nullam cursus ipsum metus, ut posuere lacus ullamcorper in.



Integer neque turpis, sollicitudin ultrices congue et, mattis quis elit.



Donec faucibus scelerisque nisi, a euismod nibh ornare quis.



Nunc accumsan orci vitae varius viverra.



Cras malesuada, diam a sagittis aliquam, lorem ipsum mollis est, sit amet
auctor felis leo quis neque.

// ---- END Text with line feed after every senctence (300 words)





Best regards

Helmut Naber



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