Don't meant to sound negative. Asciidoc is amazing, am grateful to everyone involved. not worthy, etc etc.
On 14 April 2013 22:57, Harry Percival <[email protected]> wrote: > Also, how about not forcing you to use a list for your callout references > in main body text? Spent at least an hour fighting with them today. > mumble grumble... Why not just spot any occurence of <1> and turn it into > a little symbol, whether it's in a code listing, body text, or indeed > anywhere? > > I'm guessing this could be achieved using macros? But that's voodoo > territory... > > > > > > On 14 April 2013 22:40, Dan Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think this should be accepted as the default when icons are not in use >> (and perhaps even when they are). >> >> ...it's also interesting to note that these scale with the text whereas >> the images don't. >> >> -Dan >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Dan Allen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Michael, >>> >>> I think using text rather than images is the right way to go. I have >>> another solution which may scale even better than unicode characters. In >>> the default stylesheet for Asciidoctor, I'm using CSS to circle the number >>> of a callout, effectively giving you the same presentation as either the >>> image or the unicode character. The benefit of this approach is that it >>> can accommodate any number. >>> >>> Here's the CSS I use: >>> >>> .conum { >>> display: inline-block; >>> color: white; >>> background-color: black; >>> border-radius: 100px; >>> text-align: center; >>> width: 18px; >>> height: 18px; >>> font-size: 12px; >>> font-weight: bold; >>> line-height: 18px; >>> font-family: Arial, sans-serif; >>> font-style: normal; >>> position: relative; >>> top: -1px; >>> } >>> >>> Replace the backend template callout-inlinemacro with this one: >>> >>> [callout-inlinemacro] >>> <i class="conum">{index}</i> >>> >>> ...and also in the callout list: >>> >>> [listtags-callout] >>> ... >>> item=<tr><td><i class="conum">{listindex}</i></td><td>|</td></tr> >>> >>> (The HTML markup is inspired by the technique employed by Font Awesome). >>> >>> Here's a preview of how it looks: >>> >>> http://twitpic.com/cjewgb/full >>> >>> What's nice about this approach is that if CSS is stripped away, the >>> callout number still renders. >>> >>> -Dan >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Michael Bishop <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Everyone, >>>> >>>> I'm new to this list and have only been using asciidoc for about a week >>>> so I apologize in advance if there are procedures and conventions I'm >>>> breaking. >>>> >>>> I have a feature request which is to be able to use Unicode characters >>>> for callouts in lieu of images. They will render with more fidelity in >>>> vector formats. >>>> >>>> Specifically, if you look in the Dingbats section of the Unicode >>>> charts, you'll see circled numbers that are rendered both in "positive" and >>>> "negative" presentations... >>>> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters#Dingbats >>>> >>>> Characters U+2776...U+2793 >>>> >>>> My feature request would be to specify a range of 10 unicode characters >>>> to be used for callouts instead of images. >>>> >>>> I have downloaded the code as well. If anyone can give me hints about >>>> where I should modify the code as a proof-of-concept, I'm all ears. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> _ michael >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "asciidoc" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/asciidoc?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dan Allen >>> Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat | Author of Seam in Action >>> Registered Linux User #231597 >>> >>> http://google.com/profiles/dan.j.allen >>> http://mojavelinux.com >>> http://mojavelinux.com/seaminaction >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dan Allen >> Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat | Author of Seam in Action >> Registered Linux User #231597 >> >> http://google.com/profiles/dan.j.allen >> http://mojavelinux.com >> http://mojavelinux.com/seaminaction >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "asciidoc" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/asciidoc?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > ------------------------------ > Harry J.W. 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