footnote, endnotes, print, epub, pdf

apricoto · 08-11-2020, 09:31 PM

I have a print version of a book with footnotes at the bottom of pages. They use symbols, rather than numbers to refer to text.

I got an epub version of same book. I find that the footnotes and now endnotes, numbered at end of each chapter. As many are aware, footnotes are generally more convenient to reference than endnotes.

Since I want the ability to annotate (apparently Calibre is not yet doing this), I use Calibre to convert the epub to pdf. so...

is there a conversion setting (few of which do i have any clue what they do) that I need to set, to turn the endnotes in epub, back to footnotes in pdf, as they are in the print version of book?

DNSB · 08-11-2020, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by apricoto

I have a print version of a book with footnotes at the bottom of pages. They use symbols, rather than numbers to refer to text.

I got an epub version of same book. I find that the footnotes and now endnotes, numbered at end of each chapter. As many are aware, footnotes are generally more convenient to reference than endnotes.

Since I want the ability to annotate (apparently Calibre is not yet doing this), I use Calibre to convert the epub to pdf. so...

is there a conversion setting (few of which do i have any clue what they do) that I need to set, to turn the endnotes in epub, back to footnotes in pdf, as they are in the print version of book?

Reflowable text makes it hard to place a footnote at the bottom of a fixed page. And as far as I know, what you are asking for does not exist.

apricoto · 08-11-2020, 11:36 PM

Yeah, I was afraid that might be the response. Perhaps someone has another idea. I guess the conversion doesn't have to be to pdf. I would be willing to try a different format, if there is a setting that will make the endnotes/footnotes more accessible during reading.

Perhaps making the endnote superscript a link to the endnote, with a way to get back to the text. That would do it.

DNSB · 08-11-2020, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by apricoto

Yeah, I was afraid that might be the response. Perhaps someone has another idea. I guess the conversion doesn't have to be to pdf. I would be willing to try a different format, if there is a setting that will make the endnotes/footnotes more accessible during reading.

Perhaps making the endnote superscript a link to the endnote, with a way to get back to the text. That would do it.

Forward/backlinks or popups (depending on the renderer support) are the common ways of handling notes in epubs.

The Sigil editor has a couple of plugins for manipulating footnotes. Check the Sigil Plugin Index for FootnoteLinker and FootnoteManipulator.

kovidgoyal · 08-12-2020, 12:47 AM

Footnotes and end notes both popup in EPUB files in the calibre viewer. And as of calibre 5 the viewer supports annotations as well.

apricoto · 08-12-2020, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Footnotes and end notes both popup in EPUB files in the calibre viewer. And as of calibre 5 the viewer supports annotations as well.

thanks for the lesson. so they do!! Perfect. I had no idea :-)

version 5. I see 4.22. is 5 ok to install? and if so, d/l form where?

will annotations stay with the epub? or separate file, linked by calibre?

georgemk · 08-12-2020, 04:43 PM

Version 5 is in Beta testing so I would avoid it for regular use.
Best to wait until it is released.

kovidgoyal · 08-12-2020, 10:25 PM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=331543

08-11-2020, 09:31 PM	#1
apricoto Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Chicago Device: HP X360 11", Win10	footnote, endnotes, print, epub, pdf I have a print version of a book with footnotes at the bottom of pages. They use symbols, rather than numbers to refer to text. I got an epub version of same book. I find that the footnotes and now endnotes, numbered at end of each chapter. As many are aware, footnotes are generally more convenient to reference than endnotes. Since I want the ability to annotate (apparently Calibre is not yet doing this), I use Calibre to convert the epub to pdf. so... is there a conversion setting (few of which do i have any clue what they do) that I need to set, to turn the endnotes in epub, back to footnotes in pdf, as they are in the print version of book?

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08-11-2020, 11:36 PM	#3
apricoto Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Chicago Device: HP X360 11", Win10	Yeah, I was afraid that might be the response. Perhaps someone has another idea. I guess the conversion doesn't have to be to pdf. I would be willing to try a different format, if there is a setting that will make the endnotes/footnotes more accessible during reading. Perhaps making the endnote superscript a link to the endnote, with a way to get back to the text. That would do it.

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