MENOTA levels

With the Multi-level template option, each word is given in three forms, as the MENOTA handbook describes:

Level	Element	What it shows
Facsimile	`me:facs`	Close to the manuscript, with special characters as entities.
Diplomatic	`me:dipl`	Special characters resolved to their usual forms.
Normalized	`me:norm`	The standardized form, set during lemmatization.

For example, the shorthand

:rrot:egn

is compiled to:

<w>
  <me:facs>&rrot;egn</me:facs>
  <me:dipl>regn</me:dipl>
  <me:norm>regn</me:norm>
</w>

Where each form comes from

Facsimile is the transcription exactly as written, including entity references.
Diplomatic resolves each entity using its configured diplomatic form. :rrot: resolves to r.
Normalized is generated from the transcription using the dictionary’s normalization rules, and can be set per word in the word panel’s Normalized form field. It can be saved with or without a lemma.

Word division across levels

Word division markers are resolved differently per level. For example:

upp~haf

is one <w> element. On the facsimile and diplomatic levels it appears as upp haf; on the normalized level it appears as upphaf, according to the MENOTA conventions.

Turning the levels on and off

The option lives in the template, not in the document. A project compiled with the Multi-level option has all three elements in every word. A project compiled without it has plain word content, and no me:facs, me:dipl or me:norm.

To change the encoding of an existing project, switch to a template that has the option you want. The transcription itself does not change.