Footnotes

PieOPah · 01-22-2009, 09:07 AM

I am currently editing a book which has a large number of footnotes.

I am editing the document in MS Word. I have all the footnotes at the end of the document. Each note is bookmarked and then the relating number is hyperlinked to point to the bookmark.

Whilst navigating through the document, this works with no problems, jumping to the correct footnote.

When I convert to LRF however, I seem to lose the 'accuracy'. Basically, the footnotes span several pages, but whichever hyperlink I select, I am only ever taken to the first page of footnotes rather than the page which has the relevant info.

Could somebody please advise me on how to get these footnotes working correctly within my lrf document?

Many thanks,

HarryT · 01-22-2009, 09:11 AM

I don't know how Word does it, but footnotes (or, to be more correct, endnotes) work just fine if implemented as standard HTML hyperlinks. Might be worthwhile exporting the Word doc as HTML and seeing how Word is handling the link.

PieOPah · 01-22-2009, 09:12 AM

Thanks,

I'll give that a try

Edit: Well, I have converted it to HTML and this works fine now. The only problem is that all of the formatting looks horrible

I'll have to have a play to see where I've gone wrong...

Thanks for the tip

PieOPah · 01-22-2009, 09:48 AM

While using HTML and then converting fixed the problem, it did make the layout of the whole book look horrible (using Calibre to convert) and I couldn't work out how to fix this.

So, I have put each footnote on a separate page. This has fixed the problem...

JSWolf · 01-22-2009, 09:55 AM

When you are dealing with reflowable documents such as most eBooks, you'll find that footnotes do not work well at all. The solution to the problem is to use endnotes with a seperate note on it's own page. This is how the Discworld novels do it in eBook form and it works quite well.

PieOPah · 01-22-2009, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The solution to the problem is to use endnotes with a seperate note on it's own page.

See above post

Thank you anyway...

I am currently reading a Robert Rankin book which has a number of footnotes. All of these are on the same page which is why I couldn't understand the problem in the first place.

Still, I am happy that it is fixed - plus having the footnotes on a separate page means the next one isn't being accidentally read!

01-22-2009, 09:07 AM	#1
PieOPah Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 914 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505	Footnotes I am currently editing a book which has a large number of footnotes. I am editing the document in MS Word. I have all the footnotes at the end of the document. Each note is bookmarked and then the relating number is hyperlinked to point to the bookmark. Whilst navigating through the document, this works with no problems, jumping to the correct footnote. When I convert to LRF however, I seem to lose the 'accuracy'. Basically, the footnotes span several pages, but whichever hyperlink I select, I am only ever taken to the first page of footnotes rather than the page which has the relevant info. Could somebody please advise me on how to get these footnotes working correctly within my lrf document? Many thanks,

01-22-2009, 09:12 AM	#3
PieOPah Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 914 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505	Thanks, I'll give that a try Edit: Well, I have converted it to HTML and this works fine now. The only problem is that all of the formatting looks horrible I'll have to have a play to see where I've gone wrong... Thanks for the tip Last edited by PieOPah; 01-22-2009 at 09:22 AM.

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01-22-2009, 09:11 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I don't know how Word does it, but footnotes (or, to be more correct, endnotes) work just fine if implemented as standard HTML hyperlinks. Might be worthwhile exporting the Word doc as HTML and seeing how Word is handling the link.

01-22-2009, 09:48 AM	#4
PieOPah Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 914 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505	While using HTML and then converting fixed the problem, it did make the layout of the whole book look horrible (using Calibre to convert) and I couldn't work out how to fix this. So, I have put each footnote on a separate page. This has fixed the problem...

01-22-2009, 09:55 AM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,421 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	When you are dealing with reflowable documents such as most eBooks, you'll find that footnotes do not work well at all. The solution to the problem is to use endnotes with a seperate note on it's own page. This is how the Discworld novels do it in eBook form and it works quite well.

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