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The HTML format does generate multiple pages for different sections and chapters, completely configurable. The format above is the singlehtml format where every
by jterrace 14y ago
The HTML format does generate multiple pages for different sections and chapters, completely configurable. The format above is the singlehtml format where everything is on one page. I'd much rather have a link to a specific anchor tag on a page that goes directly to where I want than a citation to a page number on a 200 page document.
- abbot2 14y ago"As show on pages 105-107" looks much better than "As shown in sections 4.5.4, 5.1 and 5.1.2". Really. You don't have the first option with HTML and/or sphinx. Oh, and can I have some bold italic text please?
- jterrace 14y agoYou can link to a section with a URL. No "section xyz" or "page n" needed.
- abbot2 14y agoYes, you can place a link. But the link, unlike the page range, points only to the place, not to the scope.
- irollboozers 14y agoWhy can't you link to divs on a page? When I'm given a page range, I don't typically first go to some arbitrary page in the middle of a range.
- andreasvc 14y agoBut the rules of citation prescribe that you give a section or page number. Giving a URL is a neat technical solution, but it's not a proper citation.
- jterrace 14y agoYou can cite a URL.
- andreasvc 14y agoYou can if you must but you know what I mean. Typically you cite a peer reviewed work and reference it in the bibliography with author, year, publisher, etc.
- moe 14y agoreference it in the bibliography with author, year, publisher Which is more than a little quaint, in 2012.
- andreasvc 14y agoNot really. These are useful bits of bibliographic information, which can give you an idea of a source without having to consult it. And the kind of publisher gives an indication of reliability ranging from peer reviewed to self-published. Including an URL as well, when applicable, is of course very useful (given that it's a stable one).
- jterrace 14y agoSure, but that's what the PDF format exists for.
- makmanalp 14y agoActually, I despise page number references because often popular resources get republished (because no one has the book from the 70s anymore), changing the page numbers, whereas a section title / number is much likelier to remain correct, and an URL to a paragraph can always be updated.