Solved, Done: Quoting documentation in an article
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I am writing an article using the codeproject.htm template, related to SQLite. I wish to quote a bit of text from the SQLite reference documentation in the article (just to emphasise a point). What is the best way to decorate the quote, and the reference source in the html? Cheers Mick
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I am writing an article using the codeproject.htm template, related to SQLite. I wish to quote a bit of text from the SQLite reference documentation in the article (just to emphasise a point). What is the best way to decorate the quote, and the reference source in the html? Cheers Mick
One way could be:
<blockquote class="quote">
<div class="op">Optional source here:</div>
Text goes here
</blockquote>gives you...
Optional source here:
Text goes here
Is that what you asked for?
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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One way could be:
<blockquote class="quote">
<div class="op">Optional source here:</div>
Text goes here
</blockquote>gives you...
Optional source here:
Text goes here
Is that what you asked for?
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Yes, thank you. It is exactly what I asked for, albeit not exactly what I want to use (just in this case). I have instead included the reference in the preceding paragraph immediately before the blockquote i.e.
The description of how this works is best described in the SQLITE documentation
The quote from the doco
I did it this way just to fit into the flow of the article's style.
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I am writing an article using the codeproject.htm template, related to SQLite. I wish to quote a bit of text from the SQLite reference documentation in the article (just to emphasise a point). What is the best way to decorate the quote, and the reference source in the html? Cheers Mick
There is no general rule how to format quoted text. The example posted by Nelek might impair the readability and should be used only for short text. The CodeProject Plagiarism FAQ[^] explains how to properly reference quotes and uses italic text. Common format options are italic, indenting, and enclosing by double quotes: Italic (HTML
<i>): Quoted text Indented (HTML<blockquote>):Quoted text
Double quoted (use
<quot>for the characters when editing offline): "Quoted text"