orphans and widows

German translation: Absatzkontrolle

08:39 May 13, 2006

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Computers: Software / MS Word course

English term or phrase: orphans and widows

in einer Schulungssoftware für MS Word steht in der Inhaltsangabe: controlling orphans and widows
Sind das "Falsche Freunde"? Finde dazu nichts

Andrea Wiethoff KudoZ activity Questions: 25 (3 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 35 Germany
Local time: 06:47

German translation:Absatzkontrolle

Explanation:
"orphans and widows" sind eigentlich "Schusterjungen und Hurenkinder", aber in Word heißt die Einstellung m. W."Absatzkontrolle".

Eventuell "Schusterjungen und Hurenkinder" in Klammern hinter "Absatzkontrolle" setzen.

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Endre Both
Germany
Local time: 06:47

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vielen Dank. Das ist es
Absatzkontrolle paßt in dem Zusammenhang
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Absatzkontrolle

Endre Both

4 +1

alleinstehende Absatzzeilen

Rebekka Groß (X)

Hurenkinder und Schusterjungen

Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch

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Absatzkontrolle

Endre Both
Germany
Local time: 06:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German,

Hungarian
PRO pts in category: 104

Grading comment

vielen Dank. Das ist es
Absatzkontrolle paßt in dem Zusammenhang

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

alleinstehende Absatzzeilen

Explanation:
so heißt es im Microsoft Word 2003-Glossar

Damit ist die erste bzw. letzte Zeile eines Absatzes gemeint, die entweder allein für sich am Ende oder am Anfang einer Seite steht.

In Programmen wie Word gibt es die so genannte Orphan/Widow control = Absatzkontrolle, die verhindert, dass eine einzelne Zeile unverbunden, also alleine steht.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_(typesetting)
In typesetting, an orphan is the first line of a paragraph appearing on its own at the bottom of a page, with the rest of the paragraph appearing on the following page. The converse situation, where the last line of a paragraph appears at the top of a page with the remainder appearing on the preceding page, it is known as a widow.

Ob du nun alleinstehende Absatzzeilen oder Absatzkontrolle verwendest, kommt auf deinen Kontext an.

Rebekka Groß (X)
Local time: 05:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 58

15 mins confidence:

Hurenkinder und Schusterjungen

Explanation:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurenkind

Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurenkind

Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
Germany
Local time: 06:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 26

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