Re: [Groff] Question re: Appending to a diversion (Another correction)

[Clarke Echols]

I am having "one of those days"...  Not only was I trying to use
`.de' instead of `.nr', but I got the `.da' and `.di' backwards.

Both corrections are shown in the code segment below, but the
behavior hasn't changed (changed lines have * in left column at
start of line instead of >).  The first footnote still seems to
be overwritten by the second.  What's going on?

Thanks,

Clarke

> Clarke Echols wrote:
>
> > I am attempting to create a set of footnote macros for a book
> > I am typesetting for a friend.  I am including a segment from the
> > macro code to show how I am trying to create the diversion on each
> > page.
> >
> > If footnote_flag is zero, that means no footnote has already
> > been defined on the current page.  If the flag is non-zero, the
> > footnote being diverted is not the first, and therefore must be
> > appended to the existing one or more footnotes, with a 0.5v
> > paragraph spacing between them.  After the diversion is complete,
> > footnote_flag is incremented to indicate that the first footnote
> > diversion on the current page has been created, so any subsequent
> > footnote diversions on the same page must be appended (the flag
> > is cleared when a new page is created (I haven't yet considered
> > what to do if a diversion must be split and the latter part placed
> > on a subsequent page)).
> >
> > When I print a test file, if there is one footnote on the page,
> > the diversion prints that footnote, as expected.  However,
> > if the page has two footnotes, the first footnote is not printed,
> > and only the second gets printed by the footnote_print macro).
> > This leads me to think the first diversion is being overwritten
> > by the second, instead of the second being appended after the first.
> >
> > I am completely new to this, and I have not been able to discover
> > what I am doing wrong, based on what the info file says about
> > the .di footnote_text, .da footnote_text, .di, and .da requests.
> > I am assuming that the diversion contains a collection of formatted
> > text strings, and the new diversion is simply collected and added to
> > the end of the existing diverted text.
> >
> > I don't know if I am using the .sp .5v request correctly or not,
> > since I am unable to get two notes to print.

========
> .
> .
> .   de footnote
> .   ev 4                     \" Set up using environment 4
> .   ps 9                     \" Point size
> .   vs 10                    \" Line spacing
> .   ll 4i                    \" Specify line length
> .   in .1i                   \" Footnote paragraph indent
  .ie \\n[footnote_flag] \{  \" If footnote flag is set, not first note:
* .   sp .5v                   \" Space between footnotes  <<<< (moved)
> .   ti -.1i                  \" Unindent for footnote number,
> \\u\\f3\\$1\\f1\\d\\|\\c
* .   da foot_text             \" Append footnote number & text arg  <<<<<
> \\$2                         \" Process footnote text string
> .   br                       \" Break collected line.
* .   da \}                    \" End diversion append  <<<<<<<<
> .el \{                     \" If footnote flag is not set, first note:
> .   ti -.1i                  \" Unindent for footnote number
> \\u\\f3\\$1\\f1\\d\\|\\c
* .   di foot_text             \" Start new diversion  <<<<<<<<
> \\$2                         \" Process appended footnote text string
> .   br                       \" Break collected line.
* .   di \}                    \" End diversion  <<<<<<<<
> .
> .ev                          \" Return to previous environment 0
> .
> .\" .de \\n[footnote_flag] +1   This is an error!   >>>>>>>>>>
  .
* .nr footnote_flag \\n[footnote_flag] +1    \" Corrected code <<<<<<<<
  .
> .
> .
======

> > Guidance from someone more knowledgeable than I is greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
> >
> > Clarke
> >
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