[Docutils-develop] Re: Footnotes in LaTeX Writer [was Re: Functionnal LaTeX writer]

[<gr...@us...>]

On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Julien T. Letessier wrote:

> On Sep 23, 2002, at 12:25, gr...@us...  was heard saying:
>
> > i will check in the modifications into my sandbox (if it worls today this day)
>
> Fine.
>
> > * web-site is not a docinfo item so it will not be handled in the docinfo
> >   section. this is not recognizable in html as the handling is the same
>
> > * in latex i might choose to put author and date under latex control.
>
> Probably better visually.
but looks different, the latex article layout

                              TITLE
                             author
                             date

  :contact: me@home                   :web-site: http:www

and contact is in the table for docinfo website is a list following the docinfo.

>
> BTW, I won't be able to complete my version of the Writer today -- I'm having
> problems with py Python installation... and with ReST footnotes.
>
you could send me your version for review ?
> Please give me your opinion:
>
> * the problem comes from the fact that footnote refs and footnote bodies are
>   separated in ReST, whereas in LaTeX, they're not.
>
> * my first solution doesn't work (defining footnote bodies in the document
>   head, and referring to them afterward -- ugly)
>
> * second solution: replace foonotes by captionless floats: this way refs and
>   defs can easily be separated. Example::
>
SNIP ---
> What's your opinion about this method?

the problem as i understand is you want to jump from/to the footnote.
i would use footnote (at least for now) aslong as footnotes are on the same
page i donot care to jump.

cheers
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