Re: Footnotes documentation

[David Kastrup]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> "address@hidden" <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Le Dec 10, 2011 à 9:18 PM, David Kastrup a écrit :
>>
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Why don't we have \footnote \default for autonumbering (just like with
>>> \mark),
>>
>> We could...I don't understand how \default works, so I'm not sure how
>> to make it work here, but a tutorial would get me on my way!
>
> Have you read "Scheme function usage" in EG?
>
> Anyway, let's take a look at two contenders:
>
> autoFootnoteGrob =
> #(define-music-function (parser location grob-name offset footnote)
>    (symbol? number-pair? markup?)
>    (_i "Footnote @var{grob-name} with the text in @var{footnote}
> allowing for the footnote to be automatically numbered such that
> the number appears at @var{offset}.  Note that, for this to take effect,
> auto-numbering must be turned on in the paper block.  Otherwise, no
> number will appear.  Use like @code{\\once})")

Just seen "auto-numbering must be turned on in the paper block".  Is
there a use case where turning it off might make any sense?  You have a
per-event property of autonumbering anyway, don't you?

-- 
David Kastrup