From 29619480ebe8af8736e83b42da33725926c4a243 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SusanQuigley Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 17:31:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'translate/format-markers/01.md' Issue 8. Clarified section on footnotes. --- translate/format-markers/01.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/translate/format-markers/01.md b/translate/format-markers/01.md index ddc7e0d..7a0bf4f 100644 --- a/translate/format-markers/01.md +++ b/translate/format-markers/01.md @@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ The Psalms, Proverbs, and other songs can be formatted in paragraphs or as poetr A program that reads USFM can start a new line and indent the text any time there is a \q. #### Footnotes -Footnotes begin with "\f + \ft" and end with "\f*". Some footnotes also have other markers inside of them. The following shows how a footnote is marked in Mark 7:25. + +Footnotes are notes about the text that appear at the bottom of the page. When writing footnotes, write them after the phrase that the footnote is about or at the end of the verse. Before the note type “\f + \ft” and after the note type “\f*". Some footnotes also need other markers inside of them. The following shows how a footnote is marked in Mark 7:25. \v 25 But immediately \f + \ft Some ancient copies do not have the words, \fqa But immediately \fqa* . \f* a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him and came and fell down at his feet. -A program that reads USFM can put the footnote at the bottom of the page. It can also use a different character style or put quotation marks around the words “But immediately” in the footnote. +A program that reads USFM can put a number after the phrase “But immediately” in the verse to let readers know that there is a footnote about those words at the bottom of the page. And within the footnote, it can use a different character style or put quotation marks around the words “But immediately.” #### Other Markers