Cross reference, just an idea...
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:35 pm
When we write by hand and we want to cross reference to something. We look in our text (or document), note in our head what we want to refer to (title, paragraph, equation number, etc) and write it at the proper place, with the proper style, of course.
Would it be a good idea to implement something like "Copy for cross reference" (CFC) and "Paste for cross reference... with this or that style". (PFC) Then we could CFC a paragraph number, an equation number or anything, and PFC it at the desired place. The default style of the pasted element could be "surrounding style". And a way to define other style for pasted elements could be implemented.
One could argue that it is pleasant to have a window that shows all the automated elements that coud be referenced to "à la FrameMaker". But it already exist in Mellel; the left pane (in french it is named "Plan"). Cliking one element select it. A CFC and a PFC would do the job.
Well it is just an idea. Maybe there exist a much better way than this to do cross reference! If it appears that this of o part of this is a good idea, I would be willing to present more completely what I have in mind.
Note. I am now a registered user of Mellel. A full family pack! I planned to wait for the implementation of cross reference but my daughters wanted to use it now!!!!
Normand Beaudoin
Département de physique et astronomie.
Université de Moncton
Would it be a good idea to implement something like "Copy for cross reference" (CFC) and "Paste for cross reference... with this or that style". (PFC) Then we could CFC a paragraph number, an equation number or anything, and PFC it at the desired place. The default style of the pasted element could be "surrounding style". And a way to define other style for pasted elements could be implemented.
One could argue that it is pleasant to have a window that shows all the automated elements that coud be referenced to "à la FrameMaker". But it already exist in Mellel; the left pane (in french it is named "Plan"). Cliking one element select it. A CFC and a PFC would do the job.
Well it is just an idea. Maybe there exist a much better way than this to do cross reference! If it appears that this of o part of this is a good idea, I would be willing to present more completely what I have in mind.
Note. I am now a registered user of Mellel. A full family pack! I planned to wait for the implementation of cross reference but my daughters wanted to use it now!!!!
Normand Beaudoin
Département de physique et astronomie.
Université de Moncton