Addendum to the Report on the Field Research in Thailand

2003-01-25
Y. Komachi and K. Kamimura


This addendum shows some examples of document styles/layouts included in books and newspapers published in Thailand. Most of the books were reviewed in the National Library and the library of Thammasat University.

1. Books in Libraries

The following Thai books were reviewed and studied in the libraries:

Those document styles/layouts are shown below.

Book 1
Book Title
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Document styles/layouts
Topics
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Rendered Image
No.
Thai style/layout elementsNo.101
Crossline, BarlineNo.101-1
Inverted pyramidNo.101-2
Stepped linesNo.101-3
Hanging indentationNo.101-4
Flush leftNo.101-5
Flush rightNo.101-6
BannerNo.101-7
SkylineNo.101-8
Centered middle lineNo.101-9
KickerNo.101-10
ReadoutNo.101-11

Book 2
Book Title
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Document styles/layouts
Topics
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Rendered Image
No.
Book structure, Page layoutNo.102
Page layoutNo.102-1
End paper, Back coverNo.102-2

Book 3
Book Title
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Document styles/layouts
Topics
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Rendered Image
No.
ProofreadingNo.103
ProofreadingNo.103-1

Book 4
Book Title
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Document styles/layouts
Topics
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Rendered Image
No.
ProofreadingNo.104
ProofreadingNo.104-1

Book 5
Book Title
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Document styles/layouts
Topics
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Rendered Image
No.
Standard character setNo.105
Character setNo.105-1

Book 6
Book Title
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Document styles/layouts
Topics
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Rendered Image
No.
Page layoutNo.106
Page layoutNo.106-1
White spaceNo.106-2

Book 7
Book Title
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Document styles/layouts
Topics
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Rendered Image
No.
Foot note with reference markNo.107
Foot note with reference markNo.107-1

Book 8
Book Title (in headline)
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Document styles/layouts
Topics
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Rendered Image
No.
Line spanningNo.108
Line spanningNo.108-1
Line spanningNo.108-2

Book 9
Book Title (in headline)
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Document styles/layouts
Topics
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Rendered Image
No.
SpacingNo.109
SpacingNo.109-1


2. Newspapers

Newspapers were obtained in the Thairat office and newsstands in Bangkok. Some document styles/layouts which are or seem to be Thai-specific are shown below.

Document
styles/layouts
Rendered ImageNo.
Period located at the end of an article:

Those periods can bee seen in a number of articles.
No.201
A sequence of "?" and/or "!":

A sequence of "?" and/or "!" indicates a reporter's or author's impression on the article.
No.202
A sequence of "?" and/or "!"No.203
Margin:

Extremely small margin in the top page
No.204
Indentation:

The first paragraph has no indentation.
No.205


3. Other Books

Front covers or important pages of books obtained in Bankok are shown below.

Major topics
(Contents in the page)
Cover (Page image)No.
Rechtschreibung for Thai documentsNo.301
Rechtschreibung for Thai documentsNo.302
Metric information of Thai fontsNo.303
Scripts on stone monumentsNo.304
(Old characters described on stone monuments)No.304-1
No.305
(Table composition in a Thai document)No.305-1