+ Alexandria opens up to the landing page, where the user + can: login (top-right), select whether to only view the publications + hosted on the thecitadel document relay or add in their own relays, and scroll/search the publications. +
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+ + There is also the ability to view the publications as a diagram, if you + click on "Visualize", and to publish an e-book or other document (coming + soon). +
+ ++ If you click on a card, which represents a 30040 index event, the + associated reading view opens to the publication. The app then pulls all + of the content events (30041s and 30818s for wiki pages), in the order in + which they are indexed, and displays them as a single document. +
+ ++ Each content section (30041 or 30818) is also a level in the table of + contents, which can be accessed from the floating icon top-left in the + reading view. This allows for navigation within the publication. (This + functionality has been temporarily disabled.) +
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+ + The most common use for Alexandria is for e-books: both those the users + have written themselves and those uploaded to Nostr from other sources. + The first minor version of the app, Gutenberg, is focused on displaying + and producing these publications. +
+ ++ An example of a book is Jane Eyre +
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+ + Alexandria will also display research papers with Asciimath and LaTeX + embedding, and the normal advanced formatting options available for + Asciidoc. In addition, we will be implementing special citation events, + which will serve as an alternative or addition to the normal footnotes. +
+ ++ Correctly displaying such papers, integrating citations, and allowing them + to be reviewed (with kind 1111 comments), and annotated (with highlights) + by users, is the focus of the second minor version, Euler. +
+ ++ Euler will also pioneer the HTTP-based (rather than websocket-based) + e-paper compatible version of the web app. +
+ ++ An example of a research paper is Less Partnering, Less Children, or Both? +
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+ + Our own team uses Alexandria to document the app, to display our blog entries, as well as to store copies of our most interesting technical specifications. +
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+ + Alexandria now supports wiki pages (kind 30818), allowing for + collaborative knowledge bases and documentation. Wiki pages, such as this + one about the Sybil utility use the same + Asciidoc format as other publications but are specifically designed for interconnected, + evolving content. +
+ ++ Wiki pages can be linked to from other publications and can contain links + to other wiki pages, creating a web of knowledge that can be navigated and + explored. +
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