Thread: Fractional Page Numbering
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Old 11-09-2019, 06:21 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by jhowell View Post
I am curious, what is the purpose of fractional page numbers?

I understand the start point of each numbered page being marked in the content.
Some people like for the position in book to update with each screen and never really got all that comfortable with amazon location numbers, even after 10 years. In the great page numbering debates, % often gets touted as a solution, but integer % updates slower than "real page numbers" for books longer than around 150 print pages. The intent of fractional page numbers is to give frequent updates while preserving compatibility with "a" print edition.

It's not for everyone, but maybe for some.

There's also the because it can be done factor.
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