[bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote References
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:54:29 -0700 (PDT)
I also do what Deborah does re using the 3 asterisks between the body og the
test and the bottom-of-the-page footnotes
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> From: Deborah Murray <blinkeeblink@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 2:10 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
>References
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>Hi all,
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>I agree with Evan. I don't see any need to use "footnote" and "end footnote"
>to designate the section at the bottom of a page where the reference occurs.
>I do, however, follow the body text of the page with
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>* * *
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>that is, asterisk space asterisk space asterisk, on the next line, followed
>by each numbered or lettered reference on it's own line.
>The asterisks replace what would usually be a blank line in print but is
>lost during the BookShare conversion. It's just an alert or pause.
>
>Deborah
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>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:41 PM
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
>References
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>Is it really expected that we should write "footnote" and "end footnote" at
>the beginning and end of every one? I don't understand the reasoning behind
>that. Is it really that hard for people to tell when one of those begins and
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>ends? They are usually preceded by an asterisk, or two asterisks if it is
>the second of two, or a number, as in the book I'm just finishing scanning,
>which has a lot of them. More often than not, they interrupt a sentence,
>which should also be a clue. Also, since they are usually at the bottom of
>the page, it shouldn't be very difficult to tell when a footnote is over,
>since there is nothing after it on the page.
>
>Evan
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