From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/66758 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Cecil Westerhof Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Putting citations in an e-book Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:36:54 +0100 Message-ID: Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0401002873==" X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1299595061 17398 80.91.229.12 (8 Mar 2011 14:37:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 14:37:41 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue Mar 08 15:37:32 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Pwy2W-0003Og-Qq for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:37:32 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01082CAAB7; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:37:32 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id dCyRnikb+D6E; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:37:28 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 784E9CAAAC; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:37:28 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A0F8CAAAC for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:37:26 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id paE2xxNJas0P for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:37:15 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from filter2-til.mf.surf.net (filter2-til.mf.surf.net [194.171.167.218]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62166CAA77 for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:37:15 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail-fx0-f41.google.com (mail-fx0-f41.google.com [209.85.161.41]) by filter2-til.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id p28EbEep000450 for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:37:14 +0100 Original-Received: by fxm5 with SMTP id 5so6949967fxm.14 for ; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:37:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=ibRLXVhNnqJ8OPOa53GOPUaypYE6Q8SZZh2CzGBu5Eo=; b=wDSea5GnVpsyuJw5C+VdTvhtNcFENXh17Of3kNMTAQGemxHxm69Xgw/3p/zJE8SSJa LgQH4mfXcWlrh4AD02+5XXHkE/OFK0341Sat02P35limAJsEeig66Z0u8OytPQBIsmS0 KxD09LIIucq3vWhKg1SPDTiwxFL0pjwINJA2I= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=ksOKjPFu+GrcFZYR05yBuX8OMB1zf3he/LlZK2K5fib+mC9xLDV5qWeTaIY2CFSLOv WHSXHZTDxY9PhVqbAUxQhFpy0MA40+H9Ha+/yYcm1iN9unFa37PwGK4OyY+MWItcdPfc lM2X6DMm4jEaLUlhkX+PU9wSciQ2G8QraaK5A= Original-Received: by 10.223.69.130 with SMTP id z2mr1204551fai.107.1299595014901; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:36:54 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.223.117.75 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 06:36:54 -0800 (PST) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=209.85.161.41; country=US; region=CA; city=Mountain View; postalcode=94043; latitude=37.4192; longitude=-122.0574; metrocode=807; areacode=650; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.4192,-122.0574&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 0bEgCBe91 - 2567c7da4a56 - 20110308 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 194.171.167.218 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:66758 Archived-At: --===============0401002873== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3054ac83371131049df98b50 --20cf3054ac83371131049df98b50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I am making my first e-book. And am now seriously using ConTeXt. But I have a lot to learn. In my ebook I want to use citations. In two different way. For starters I want to let every chapter start with a citation. At the moment I think that this does not need to be fancy. Just a little bigger font and a different color and white-space after it. But if there is a better way, I do not mind to hear it. The trickier part is in the text itself. I would like to use citations near the text itself. For example: when I write that you need to set goals to fulfill your potential, I like to have nearby the citation from Abraham Lincoln: 'A goal properly set is halfway reached'. I have this seen done in several way: with and without a surrounding box. With and without flowing text, etc. What is the best way to do this? On one side concerning the medium. (I think that an e-book asks for something else as a normal book.) On the other side concerning the best way to implement it in ConTeXt. -- Cecil Westerhof --20cf3054ac83371131049df98b50 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am making my first e-book. And am now seriously using ConTeXt. But I have= a lot to learn.

In my ebook I want to use citations. In two differe= nt way. For starters I want to let every chapter start with a citation. At = the moment I think that this does not need to be fancy. Just a little bigge= r font and a different color and white-space after it. But if there is a be= tter way, I do not mind to hear it.

The trickier part is in the text itself. I would like to use citations = near the text itself. For example: when I write that you need to set goals = to fulfill your potential, I like to have nearby the citation from Abraham Lincoln: 'A goal properly = set is halfway reached'. I have this seen done in several way: w= ith and without a surrounding box. With and without flowing text, etc.

What is the best way to do this? On one side concerning the medium. (I = think that an e-book asks for something else as a normal book.) On the othe= r side concerning the best way to implement it in ConTeXt.

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Cecil Westerhof
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