From 6281300e91f44e47274acaa0b5eed546bf6217a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Alessi <alessi@robertalessi.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:31:57 +0200
Subject: a thank you note to Orsola Lorena Purcaro

---
 ekdosis.dtx | 25 +++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

(limited to 'ekdosis.dtx')

diff --git a/ekdosis.dtx b/ekdosis.dtx
index f88ecbc..06359a2 100644
--- a/ekdosis.dtx
+++ b/ekdosis.dtx
@@ -2069,7 +2069,17 @@ yesterday.
 % of encoding positive or negative apparatus criticus, the reader is
 % invited to refer to the commands and options described
 % \vpagerefrange{ref:set-neg-app}{ref:apparatus-settings-e} and
-% \vnref{sec:layout-layers}.\\
+% \vnref{sec:layout-layers}.\footnote{From version 1.5 onwards,
+% \pkg{ekdosis} features the option of producing negative critical
+% apparatus either in print, in \texttt{TEI xml} output, or in
+% both. It is therefore possible to leave the reading of the lemma
+% text to be understood, while having all the corresponding witnesses
+% inserted in the \texttt{TEI xml} output file. It is up to the editor
+% to decide on the most appropriate form. These new functions were
+% added as a result of a discussion with Orsola Lorena Purcaro during
+% a set of seminars given by the author while in residence at the
+% University Federico~II of Naples in April 2025. Special thanks to
+% her.}\\
 % \DescribeOption{source} |source|$=$\meta{csv list of
 % sources}\phts\label{ref:lem-source}\newfeature[v1.1]\\
 % A \enquote{source} refers to any type of document consulted by the
@@ -2125,13 +2135,12 @@ yesterday.
 % if used. |nosep| removes the separator mentioned above. Obviously,
 % |nosep| must be used when for some reason no \cs{rdg} command
 % follows a \cs{lem} command that has just been used, as shown below
-% in \vref{lst:emend-coni-corr},
-% l.~\lnref{ln:emend:nosep}. \danger If |nosep| be used so as
-% to insert an explanatory note after the lemma text with the
-% \cs{note} command described below \vpageref{ref:editorial-notes},
-% then the |sep| optional argument of \cs{note} can be used to put
-% back in the separator. This technique is demonstrated below in
-% \vref{lst:emend-coni-corr},
+% in \vref{lst:emend-coni-corr}, l.~\lnref{ln:emend:nosep}. \danger If
+% |nosep| be used so as to insert an explanatory note after the lemma
+% text with the \cs{note} command described below
+% \vpageref{ref:editorial-notes}, then the |sep| optional argument of
+% \cs{note} can be used to put back in the separator. This technique
+% is demonstrated below in \vref{lst:emend-coni-corr},
 % ll.~\ekdelide{\lnref{ln:emend:sep:b}%^^A
 % --\lnref{ln:emend:sep:e}}.\\
 % \DescribeOption{nolem} |nolem|$=$\verb+true|false+\\
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