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This is attacking a problem that needs a lot more attention: how should footnotes (or endnotes or whatever) be handled? In other words, what is a good way to ha
by ggchappell 14y ago
This is attacking a problem that needs a lot more attention: how should footnotes (or endnotes or whatever) be handled? In other words, what is a good way to handle the addition of optional material in an otherwise linear text?
That said, looks like a nice idea. Not sure how much I like this particular solution yet. Thanks for posting.
- byoung2 14y agoAs an English major, I read a lot of Shakespeare plays, and I liked the versions that had sidenotes, so that the note appeared at the same level of the line it referred to. This technique translates well to the browser using a hover or click, as seen here: http://rapgenius.com/Drake-the-motto-lyrics http://rapgenius.com/Drake-the-motto-lyrics
- laughinghan 14y agohttp://worrydream.com/MagicInk/ http://worrydream.com/MagicInk/ has notes off to the side whenever there's a * in the main text, which I like a lot. The fixed width can be annoying, though.
- JasonFruit 14y agoI'm surprised that HTML doesn't have a <note> construct; it seems like something that fit the original concept, and should have been a part of the initial design. Browsers could legitimately have a lot of latitude about how to render them, in or out of a page.
- seunghomattyang 14y agoGrantland does a really great job.[1] It's probably because Bill Simmons, the founder of Grantland, uses footnotes extensively in his writing. [1] Example here: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8486795/the-harden-dilemma http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8486795/the-harden-dilem...