Footnotes and other kind of link

[Sam Sahara]

Hello.

What is the HTML characteristic of a footnote? What HTML characteristic lets Kobo recognize a footnote from a common link?

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[davidfor]

I really have to answer this with, "do a search". This has been discussed here a few times. What has been discovered has been posted along with some sample books. Off the top of my head, I don't remember the details and would have to do the search myself.

[Sam Sahara]

Originally Posted by davidfor

I really have to answer this with, "do a search".

I did a search (before to ask the question), but I didn't find a simple answer.

By the way, I've done some experiments and it seems to me that the differencutm_source=ig_embed&utm_thread=loading" style=" color:#0a0a0a; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">

[Mrs_Often]

Originally Posted by Sam Sahara

I did a search (before to ask the question), but I didn't find a simple answer.

What search terms did you try? I just did a quick search for "footnotes html" in the Kobo devices forum and found this as one of the first hits:

Pop-up footnotes

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=227517

This is NOT managed as a footnote link:

<a href="../Text/Footnotes.html#id-note33">33</a><a id="Text-note33"></a>

It's no wonder it doesn't work. It doesn't make sense. It creates two separate links, one linking to nowhere and with nothing displayed on screen (in red).

[Sam Sahara]

Originally Posted by Mrs_Often

... and found this as one of the first hits ...

That post is not an answer to my question.

My suggestion makes a lot of sense for people who make epubs.

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[Terisa de morgan]

How does it make sense? Not a joke, I don't get it

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Sam Sahara

I did a search (before to ask the question), but I didn't find a simple answer.

From your post, there is no way I would have thought you had done any research into this. A statement that you had is a good idea to prevent a response like mine.

Now, as to why you didn't find a simple answer, because there isn't one. I've done some playing with it over the years and I can't exactly predict it. Others have done the same. I know the details have been discussed as a I said, as I've been involved. A quick search found https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=293577. One of my posts in there has a link to Kobo kepubs specs. There is also some discussion in the thread for the kepubify tool and other older threads. I've posted a test book with a few different scenarios in it to show what does and doesn't work.

By the way, I've done some experiments and it seems to me that the difference is as follows:

This is NOT managed as a footnote link:


This is managed as a footnote link:

For your example, I am surprised that the first wasn't treated as a footnote. But, looking at my test book, I don't have exactly that case, and I wouldn't have thought to code it that way. I would have done it the second way.