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Trevor A

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  1. Jim I am sure that Serif appreciated your investment, along with those of others (including me!). Trevor
  2. Allan Thank you for the helpful information. It looks as though I may be at risk of spending some money with Serif. Garrettm30, you are welcome.
  3. This reviewer says that footnotes are her favourite new addition to Affinity Publisher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR6j0ioY64I&t=0s However, she does not say if footnotes in a WORD document can be imported.
  4. Their website says "FOOTNOTES, ENDNOTES AND SIDENOTES" (!!!!!!!!!!!!) but when I tried to log in earlier I got a message that their website was down. I have seen their prices for new buyers, but what is the deal for existing users (who have given them some "gentle" indications of the direction to go!)?
  5. Lovely comparison, and written with humour. That's more the style of this forum, I think
  6. Lovely comparison, and written with humour. That's more the style of this forum, I think
  7. The recent posting from "Just my 2c" (whoever that is) does not appear to conform to community guidelines on politeness. Perhaps that why his/her post seems to have been removed. It is possible to be clear without being offensive. My understanding is that this forum aims to be a supportive environment, while also reporting bugs, problems and frustrations to Serif.
  8. Ramon said "BUT I am going to make certain before paying a dime that it has the features that I need (including of course footnotes/endnotes). I won't be cheated a second time." Well said! I did not read the detailed description before buying, the same as I don't read the conditions that I supposedly agree to when installing software. Nor does anyone, I expect (apart perhaps from a few lawyers with nothing better to do with their time). And what is 10 days - or even 24 days - when one is starting out with such a complex program? Most of us also have other calls on our time and even though I viewed as soon as possible as many Serif videos as possible, I didn't discover the lack of support for footnotes until I was importing the text of a book into Affinity Publisher. Even then, I assumed that doing this was just another feature that I had not yet learnt. Starting with a program like this is overwhelming, with hundreds of details to be learnt. The 50 pages of comments and complaints on this subject on this forum are ample testimony to the disappointment and shock of purchasers when they discovered that such a fundamental feature was missing. Frankly, without it, Affinity Publisher does not merit serious consideration.
  9. You are spot on. No information, no facts, no promises. I thought that I had seen the wrong video. They have had fun making that, using staff, time and skills that should have been used developing the programs. Very disappointing. The time to celebrate is after a successful release, not before it.
  10. That would be wonderful! - even transformative! It would make the difference between not being able to use Publisher for certain types of publications, and being able to use it.
  11. Len Welcome, and thank you for the tip! Once Affinity Publisher offers support for footnotes and endnotes, it will be a great program, as in all other respects it is excellent and powerful. Trevor
  12. Paolo This is uncommon but not unprecedented when older publications are revised for republication. If there aren't too many additional notes, you could perhaps trying indicating them with other symbols, such as a single dagger, double dagger, asterisk, etc. Trevor
  13. I agree that if a footnote started on an earlier page, this would be confusing for all readers who consulted footnotes. They would probably think that the corresponding footnote reference number had somehow been missed out from the main body of the text of that page when it was printed.
  14. I do not disagree with your comments. However, I am aware of two relevant factors: 1. Many readers do not read footnotes, especially if they are not on the same page. 2. Some writers try to hide at the back of the book footnotes that contain information that undermines their arguments, when they feel that they would lose all credibility if they missed out the information completely. I don't wish to deny such writers the chance to play such tricks, but a program that does not permit at least the option of footnotes on the same page is really not delivering what it needs to deliver.
  15. They may be more convenient for the person or the program preparing the layout, but they are far less reader-friendly, which should surely be the ultimate objective of every (human or machine) publisher of a publication.
  16. fde101, thank you for adding this clarification. The combination of a central column for cross-references and footnotes for anything from short notes to detailed commentary, depending on the edition, is quite common and very popular with readers, and the readership is likely to be higher than with many academic publications. Lest someone suggest that Affinity Publisher would not be used for preparing a Bible for printing, I would say, "Why not?" I used it for my edition of a New Testament manuscript (with footnotes added manually!), and there are quite a few people producing new translations of individual books from the Bible, which could ideally be prepared for publication in Affinity Publisher (subject to the addition of a certain feature in the program!). Trevor
  17. This discussion is becoming unpleasant. If the purpose is to attack other people, that is not what this forum is meant to be about. [Mod Edit: Removed]
  18. I definitely agree that endnotes are very "user-unfriendly"! Some authors even use them to hide inconvenient information that they hope that most readers will not find! Such endnotes may indicate that the argument presented in the body of the text is weak or even untenable. For those who complain about the length of this thread, it is clearly not limited to appeals to Serif; it is more a meeting place for people with similar interests and concerns and a place where explanations can be given, ideas suggested and support offered. Surely that is precisely what a forum should be!
  19. Ultimately, only the writer can decide what is the most appropriate style.
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