Lauftext

English translation: Lauftext = marquee text (text moving, e.g. from right to left)

17:18 Jan 4, 2000
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Printing & Publishing
German term or phrase: Lauftext
Unfortunately, my problem is the lack of context. The word appears in the header of a document revealing the article's author and the page number.
Cami Townsend (X)
English translation:Lauftext = marquee text (text moving, e.g. from right to left)
Explanation:
(Body copy commonly translates as Fließtext)

Web examples:
Lauftext (Marquee)
Sie können erreichen, daß ein Text mitten im übrigen Text automatisch horizontal scrollt, so wie in dem von Windows bekannten Bildschirmschoner "Marquee".
http://home.joice.net/j100000/tcdp.htm#a1


Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0 enables you to embed multimedia components and images in HTML pages. This includes .avi (Audio Video Interleave) video clips, sound, and marquee text.
http://www.dcdu.com/web-ster/html_010.htm


Example us use of term: http://www.informns.k12.mn.us/mail-archives/hyperstudio/2912...

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Tom Funke
Local time: 21:38
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Summary of answers provided
nabody text
Carolina
naLauftext = marquee text (text moving, e.g. from right to left)
Tom Funke
naScrolling text
Dierk Seeburg


  

Answers


1 hr
body text


Explanation:
The word is a technical term used to mark the text of the document as opposed to the headline, header, footer, etc.

Carolina
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4 hrs
Lauftext = marquee text (text moving, e.g. from right to left)


Explanation:
(Body copy commonly translates as Fließtext)

Web examples:
Lauftext (Marquee)
Sie können erreichen, daß ein Text mitten im übrigen Text automatisch horizontal scrollt, so wie in dem von Windows bekannten Bildschirmschoner "Marquee".
http://home.joice.net/j100000/tcdp.htm#a1


Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0 enables you to embed multimedia components and images in HTML pages. This includes .avi (Audio Video Interleave) video clips, sound, and marquee text.
http://www.dcdu.com/web-ster/html_010.htm


Example us use of term: http://www.informns.k12.mn.us/mail-archives/hyperstudio/2912...




    see above
Tom Funke
Local time: 21:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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5 hrs
Scrolling text


Explanation:
An alternative to Marquee text is Scrolling text, wobei Marquee text oft - aber nicht immer - horizontal und scrolling text vertikal ablaeuft.

Dierk Seeburg
Local time: 19:38
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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