entering pagination with Roman numbers
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1Moloch
This might be a silly question.
Let's say I'm adding a book that has 8 pages of introduction with Roman numbers (I-VIII) and then 100 pages of text (1-100): I can double the "pagination" field and select from the dropdown menu "i, ii, iii" first and then "1, 2, 3".
However, how do I enter the value for the introduction pages? Do I enter "8" or "VIII"?
If I choose "8", I see the pages are displayed like this in my catalogue: "8, 100". I don't like that and I'd prefer "VIII, 100". But if I enter "VIII", does the system "get" that this is a number so there are in total 108 pages of text (8+100) to read in that book, or is "VIII" just the letters "V" and "I"?
Let's say I'm adding a book that has 8 pages of introduction with Roman numbers (I-VIII) and then 100 pages of text (1-100): I can double the "pagination" field and select from the dropdown menu "i, ii, iii" first and then "1, 2, 3".
However, how do I enter the value for the introduction pages? Do I enter "8" or "VIII"?
If I choose "8", I see the pages are displayed like this in my catalogue: "8, 100". I don't like that and I'd prefer "VIII, 100". But if I enter "VIII", does the system "get" that this is a number so there are in total 108 pages of text (8+100) to read in that book, or is "VIII" just the letters "V" and "I"?
2norabelle414
>1 Moloch: Yes, you can just enter it in roman numerals e.g. "VIII" (or "viii" as I find it more often published). If you sort your books by number of pages, "viii, 100" will sort between 107 and 109.
