It seems that every time you insert \footnote it will create a new one. Is there a way to refer to the previously created footnote?
Thanks in advance if anyone knows!
It seems that every time you insert \footnote it will create a new one. Is there a way to refer to the previously created footnote?
Thanks in advance if anyone knows!
In a test I did, it was possible by putting a label inside the footnote, then referring to that label. TeXmacs generated a label automatically too (footnote-1
), but I added a footnote before the one I wanted to refer to and the automatically generated label got associated to the first footnote in the text, not the first footnote I wrote.
ah, thank you for your reply! sorry for not seeing it earlier. do you mind elaborating how to put a label inside the footnote? can you show an example? thank you so much
To enter a label for a footnote, you place the cursor inside the footnote (e.g. at the beginning of the footnote) switch to hybrid mode by pressing \
, then write label
and press Return
. For the hybrid mode see the TeXmacs manual at https://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/documents/manuals/texmacs-manual.en.pdf, section 2.8.3
Once you have done that, you will see that you get automatically the place where to write the label’s name; then write it (for example footnote:example
, where in place of example
you may write something that reminds you of the footnote’s content) and you can use it in a reference.
I paste here a document which contains two footnotes, the first of which has a label and is referenced after a second footnote. Copy everything in an empty text document, rename it with the extension .tm
and let TeXmacs open it; pls. let me know if you need more details.
<TeXmacs|2.1.4>
<style|generic>
<\body>
Footnote test<\footnote>
<label|footnote:example>Labeleld footnote example
</footnote>
Second footnote<\footnote>
Second footnote
</footnote>
Reference to the first footnote: <reference|footnote:example>
\;
</body>
<\initial>
<\collection>
<associate|page-medium|paper>
<associate|preamble|false>
</collection>
</initial>
<\references>
<\collection>
<associate|footnote-1|<tuple|1|1|2014-footnote-tables.tm>>
<associate|footnote-2|<tuple|2|?|2014-footnote-tables.tm>>
<associate|footnote:example|<tuple|1|?|2014-footnote-tables.tm>>
<associate|footnr-1|<tuple|1|1|2014-footnote-tables.tm>>
<associate|footnr-2|<tuple|2|?|2014-footnote-tables.tm>>
</collection>
</references>
Thank you so much! It works.