Just a few comments on this helpful mail:
On 07/19/2012 12:57 PM, MANUEL GONZALEZ SUAREZ wrote:
I'm not a classical philologist, but the way ConTeXt works is much
clearer than ledmac to me (although I have only tested ledmac for a
couple of days).
I haven't looked at ledmac too closely, and of course I'm a huge fan of
ConTeXt; nevertheless, we shouldn't promise too much: for the time
being, ledmac provides a pretty good working environment which you can
just use; ConTeXt offers a much better overall syntax and programming
interface, but right now, it's more of a DIY experience when it comes to
critical editions. There is no ready drop-in replacement for ledmac
But there are two features from ledmac that aren't available in ConTeXt
(or at least I don't know how to achieve them):
-ConTeXt numbers all linenotes that come from the same line and there
seems to be no way to limit number in the apparatus to only the first
linenote from that line.
This is something that can be fixed, I assume. The best you could do:
make a small example file, explain what output you expect and what you
get, and ask Hans nicely if he can implement this. Chances are he'll
reply "on a rainy Sunday afternoon, maybe," and you'll have to give him
a couple of weeks and gently remind him. He (or the Wolfgang) will be
willing and helpful, but of course time is a finite resource. So: the
better and clearer and shorter your example, the more polite your
request, the better your chances to see this implemented.
-From the way linenotes are implemented, linenotes mark a point in the
body text, but not a text passage, so it seems to be impossible to refer
to a passage that is typeset in different lines (such as 2-3).
This may be a bit more difficult, because it involves thinking about
proper input syntax. How do you want to mark this passage? If you can
come up with clean and unequivocal syntax and demonstrate it in an
example, your chances aren't too bad. However, I mean really clean
syntax, not just a kludge to give you the output you want. Ideally, have
a look at the TEI syntax. IMO, this is the best way to go; I don't think
TeX is a good input format for critical editions. If you can come up
with a good mapping TEI --> ConTeXt --> output, that would facilitate
things.
Just my personal opinions; I'm not a spokesperson for ConTeXt in any way!
All best
Thomas
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