How do I make inline footnotes?

ownedbycats · 01-16-2021, 03:03 AM

I have a book where the narrative framing involves extensive use of footnotes. Since this is a fanfic downloaded with FanFicFare, it's not an actual footnote (not even anchor links), just a section at the end with numbers.

I would like to turn these proper inline footnotes, preferably one that my Kobo can handle. But I'm not sure how to actually go about this. Does anyone have a tutorial or something to help?

While I posted this in the Calibre editor, I'm not opposed to use other tools.

davidfor · 01-16-2021, 05:17 AM

Just add the links and anchors and see what happens. Footnotes on the Kobo's are just links to the note. With epubs, the link navigates to the location and you use use the previous location button to get back to where you were.

For kepubs, the device uses heuristics to decide if a link is a footnote or not. If it looks like a footnote, the text will be displayed in a pop-up. If the notes are formatted separately, the links will probably be interpreted correctly. You can use the epub3 ePub:type identifying attribute if the kepub is also epub 3.

Kobo has some information about footnotes in kepubs at https://github.com/kobolabs/epub-spe...kobo-platforms.

ownedbycats · 01-16-2021, 04:28 PM

Thank you

01-16-2021, 03:03 AM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,970 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	How do I make inline footnotes? I have a book where the narrative framing involves extensive use of footnotes. Since this is a fanfic downloaded with FanFicFare, it's not an actual footnote (not even anchor links), just a section at the end with numbers. I would like to turn these proper inline footnotes, preferably one that my Kobo can handle. But I'm not sure how to actually go about this. Does anyone have a tutorial or something to help? While I posted this in the Calibre editor, I'm not opposed to use other tools.

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01-16-2021, 05:17 AM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Just add the links and anchors and see what happens. Footnotes on the Kobo's are just links to the note. With epubs, the link navigates to the location and you use use the previous location button to get back to where you were. For kepubs, the device uses heuristics to decide if a link is a footnote or not. If it looks like a footnote, the text will be displayed in a pop-up. If the notes are formatted separately, the links will probably be interpreted correctly. You can use the epub3 ePub:type identifying attribute if the kepub is also epub 3. Kobo has some information about footnotes in kepubs at https://github.com/kobolabs/epub-spe...kobo-platforms.

01-16-2021, 04:28 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,970 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Thank you

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