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markup in descriptive metadata #69

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
As we're presenting scientific data, it's often necessary to use Greek letters, 
italics, subscripts, etc. How do I enter these? At the moment I'm using HTML 
codes (e.g., α), but they're being displayed literally.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Conal.Tuohy on 6 Dec 2011 at 12:53

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Right now it's possible to enter any character you like (including Greek 
characters, mathematical symbols, superscripted and subscripted numbers), so 
long as you can type them. So one could use WIndows Character Map or the Mac 
Character Palette, or similar.

It may be possible to add some kind of keyboard or button shortcuts to the 
form, to assist in inputting the more commonly-used characters.

Italics is a different story, because it's not a character but a format - this 
would require embedded markup. But this is also possible, using a rich text 
editor widget in the data entry form. One thing to note is that the RIF-CS 
format in which metadata is exported to ANDS doesn't currently support 
formatting, though there are plans to add it. Until then, any formatting would 
be lost on export. That's not a big deal though I think.

Original comment by Conal.Tuohy on 6 Dec 2011 at 12:59

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
It IS when the formatting is meaningful. Sub and Superscript data will be 
lost... not good if they're used in equations, for example.

Perhaps LaTeX or something equivalent would work?

Original comment by tosello....@gmail.com on 6 Dec 2011 at 3:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by Conal.Tuohy on 6 Dec 2011 at 4:08