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Thank you for the link. This only works on Kindle though, right? I use a Kobo Libra 2. Regardless I will test it out on the next book I start (should be tomorrow or the day after) and will provide some feedback. I should be able to test in Kindle desktop and Kindle Previewer? |
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03-07-2022, 10:17 PM | #17 |
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The test version adds X-Ray footnotes to EPUB books. I don't have any Kobo device but the footnotes work fine on EPUB readers(calibre, apple books, foliate).
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10-09-2022, 04:17 PM | #19 |
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Do any ereaders support the <abbr> tag?
I think this might be an easy way to achieve annotating characters. I tried on the Kobo Libra 2, but didn't work, though works on calibre viewer and editor. |
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<abbr> is meant for abbreviations... and MAYBE Text-to-Speech. Code:
<p>The <abbr title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">FBI</abbr> is doing shady stuff.</p> But it definitely has some serious issues + Accessibility concerns. Instead, the text should be rewritten the first time like: Code:
<p>The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is doing shady stuff.</p> - - - Side Note: Different browsers treat <abbr> completely differently too. Some:
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- - - Side Note/Rant: I remember when "Game of Thrones" was getting ginormous, and Amazon was hyping up X-Ray so you can try to "keep track of all the characters".
or even some of the MR discussion over the years: I don't know, I haven't been following it too closely over these years, but I thought it kind of fell off a rock. (Like many of these "ebook enhancements" which fail to live up to the hype a few years later... like "Kindle in Motion" + many others!) Although X-Ray might be one of those slightly more "successful" features... Last edited by Tex2002ans; 10-13-2022 at 11:58 PM. |
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Oops. This forum really needs ping notifications.
Sure. When I test I'll post here. Hmm, converting to kepub doesn't seem to be a Calibre Convert Books option. I'll do a search on how to do it. Quote:
I was hoping that simply clicking on the underlined <abbr> text would bring up a balloon but I guess the ebook software developers don't think it has a use in ebooks. I'll stick to my Character Summary at the end of the book. I create these as I read the book. (jump up from my reading chair, run to my pc, edit the new character into the ebook, back to reading in my chair...) Thanks |
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10-15-2022, 10:06 PM | #25 |
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I guess you haven't tried the WordDumb plugin? It adds pop-up footnotes to EPUB books, exactly what you need.
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10-18-2022, 06:40 AM | #26 |
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I put the dramatis personae, and glossary, at the front of an ebook.
I read them on Kindle, but I suspect this will work in most other readers (it does in iPad iBooks) : I select a name/word and one of the options I have is "Search", (in the book). Doing that the first hit is almost always in the dramatis personae/glossary, look at that and then use the "go back" shortcut to continue reading. |
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Do it once; then regex it into every instance of Bob, and well...Bob's-yer-uncle, more or less. THAT, or do an index in the source material (Word, LO, etc.) and then import that thereas and use the index. Offered solely FWIW, from someone who uses a LOT of annotated material in her work. Hitch |
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