Is it possible to compile to PDF so that footnote numbers appear outside quotation marks? Currently I am getting “. . . text.FN_NUMBER” Thx, kraml.
In the Linux Beta, too, every footnote number attached to an actual quotation appears inside the final quotes—between the period (or whatever punctuation) and the closing quote mark. If I am not quoting, the note number appears where it ought. Anyone else experiencing this behavior? Can anyone verify proper operation under Windows native? If so, I’ll run under Windows for compiling. I hate booting to Windows though. Thx, k
P.S. I have a dissertation chapter due in about a week.
The footnote marker will appear wherever the linked range ends in the editor, so you would need to redo the footnotes within the project to have them compile into a different location. You can just retype the quote inside the range and delete the extra one, but I suspect this could be more simply done with a fancy find/replace in a word processor after compile.
Thanks MM! At least I can correct my error going forward. Best, k
An Observation. The software does not seem to behave intuitively, I just noticed. For instance, if I type “. . . text of a quotation,” then press SHIFT-F5 (or select from menu) the software only highlights [size=150]quotation,[/size] instead of highlighting [size=150]quotation,"[/size] . It seems to me that it would be more intuitive if the highlight included both the final punctuation and closing quotation marks by default, placing the footnote number in the location that popular citation standards such as CMOS require. It does occur to me that perhaps the standards for British English and American English differ in the order of punctuation and quotation marks, however. Perhaps the option could be set as a switch somewhere? Thx, k
Yes, we do have this on the list to refine. Until then, you should be able to make a specific selection on the text and apply the footnote exactly where you want it. With a keyboard, for instance, you might get in the habit of just using Shift+LeftArrow at the end of your sentence to select the quote mark and apply the footnote, or Shift+Ctrl+LeftArrow a few times to select the final word and punctuation as well as the quote mark. It’s an extra step, but it will ensure your footnotes are placed precisely.
Thanks, MM. I’m “happy” as in “not too unhappy” to do as you suggest. I’m actually pretty happy that I discovered the root of the problem so that I can stay on my toes; I just never “studied on it” before today. Thanks again. I love Scrivener. k