12-07-2009, 03:53 AM | #16 |
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oeb-page-foot is good for footers, but for footnotes, I'm not sure. To see what I mean, consider the situation when there are two or more footnotes references[1] being simultaneously displayed on the same screen[2]. How a reader should deal with them?
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12-07-2009, 08:10 AM | #17 |
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it won't - unless you 'fix' the length of page yourself ....
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12-07-2009, 08:27 AM | #18 |
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Well then you would create one footer with both footnotes, and put it above the first reference. You would clear it after the second reference. That way the footer would be in effect while either of the two references are visible, and disappear after they are gone.
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Personally I think a footnote should be done as <ref>This is a footnote</ref> and let the rendering program do it however it wishes. For example you might select the footnote and the program could pop up a window to display it in. |
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The concept of having footnotes at the bottom of the page is an artifact of printed books. There's no reason why we can't have them as pop-ups. The content producer should be able to add an "display: oeb-page-foot" element describing the reference content above the first reference and have the Reading System take care of the details. And all this is entirely supported by the spec: Quote:
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12-07-2009, 11:13 AM | #21 |
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do ePub current devices support 'pop-ups' ?
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