Prefatory matter

[matteodifranco]

The "info" or "project Info" menus do not make the prefatory matter visible, which should also contain the list of manuscript sigla with their respective shelfmarks (the conspectus siglorum) and the other initial notes. I tried adding a draft of the conspectus siglorum in <front> element, but @RenatoCaenaro pointed out that it is not processed by EVT.

[RenatoCaenaro]

@RenatoCaenaro pointed out that it is not processed by EVT.

i confirm, front is not processed at the moment, it's a general component of EVT3 so it's not related to DEPA support but will be handled, is in the general roadmap!

[matteodifranco]

I'd like to suggest supplementary details to address this issue. The conspectus siglorum, being simply a list of manuscript sigla with their shelfmarks (repository and identification number used in the library), should not contain all the detailed information about the manuscripts included in the <listWit> (for this, see issue #284). The conspectus should be easily accessible to the user. I'm providing an example, which also shows the indication of families.

@FLazzerini and I believe that <front>, accessible via an 'info' button, is the best place to insert this information, along with other introductory details, using the following encoding structure:

<front>
  <p>
    <title rend="italic">SAMPLE FOR CONSPECTUS SIGLORUM AND PREFATORY MATERIAL</title>
    <lb/>
    <list>
      <item>A <hi rend="italic">Laur. Plut.</hi> 60.3</item>
      <item>A<hi rend="sup">2</hi> Second hand</item>
      <item>R <hi rend="italic">Vat. Gr.</hi> 1298</item>
      <item>V <hi rend="italic">Marc. Gr.</hi> VIII.7 (coll. 1069)</item>
      <item>V<hi rend="sup">c</hi> First hand, self-correcting</item>
      <item>B <hi rend="italic">Bodl. Can. Gr.</hi> 84</item>
    </list>
  </p>
  <p>Further information about the edition</p>
</front>

This could appear as plain text, allowing us to include all the information that is useful for the user to read the apparatus, or example, the meaning of the colors used for <add> elements (see issue #274).

Another aspect is the possibility of using to display information about a witness encoded in <listWit>, roughly in this manner:

<item><ref target="#A">A</ref> <hi rend="italic">Laur. Plut.</hi> 60.3</item>

where refers to:

<listWit>
  ...
  <witness xml:id="A" corresp="#A.hand.1">
    <msDesc>

Ideally, should allow the user to click on the siglum. Please consider <ref> as just a hypothesis; the most appropriate element is yet to be determined.