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troymc · 05-06-2010, 01:23 PM

Just some thoughts regarding using multiple references from the "Things to note" section of your blog entry: http://sigildev.blogspot.com/2010/04...tics-menu.html

I recently converted an older print edition to epub and used 2 titles, 2 introductions + 2 prefaces.

The 2 titles were for the title page & the bastard title. And this was a 2nd edition with introductions & prefaces from each.

I wasn't sure exactly what the standard is for handling these since, as you mentioned, it's not really covered in the standard -- although I do recognize that they could have been combined into one file & one reference each.

The available types in the standard also don't give an option for a frontispiece and I toyed with the idea of tagging/including it as "title" too.

Similarly, many textbooks have 2 tables of contents - one short and one detailed. Before reading your post I would have tagged them individually.

I guess this may just boil down to how individual reading systems end up using these tags.

Thanks for a fantastic program!

Troy

05-06-2010, 01:23 PM	#1
troymc Groupie Posts: 161 Karma: 608 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Plano, TX Device: Sony PRS-505 + B&N Nook + Motion LE1700 + Motorola Xoom Wifi	multiple references Just some thoughts regarding using multiple references from the "Things to note" section of your blog entry: http://sigildev.blogspot.com/2010/04...tics-menu.html I recently converted an older print edition to epub and used 2 titles, 2 introductions + 2 prefaces. The 2 titles were for the title page & the bastard title. And this was a 2nd edition with introductions & prefaces from each. I wasn't sure exactly what the standard is for handling these since, as you mentioned, it's not really covered in the standard -- although I do recognize that they could have been combined into one file & one reference each. The available types in the standard also don't give an option for a frontispiece and I toyed with the idea of tagging/including it as "title" too. Similarly, many textbooks have 2 tables of contents - one short and one detailed. Before reading your post I would have tagged them individually. I guess this may just boil down to how individual reading systems end up using these tags. Thanks for a fantastic program! Troy