From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ihor Radchenko Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Multiple references to a footnote in texi sources Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:34:34 +0000 Message-ID: <87tu1zbf6d.fsf@localhost> References: <87h6xzcyz7.fsf@localhost> <83edt3phlx.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="3573"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 13 14:35:30 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1p55RS-0000fu-HH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:35:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p55Qj-0000ju-0m; Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:34:45 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p55Qg-0000je-Bc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:34:42 -0500 Original-Received: from mout01.posteo.de ([185.67.36.65]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p55Qd-0002hF-Pe for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:34:41 -0500 Original-Received: from submission (posteo.de [185.67.36.169]) by mout01.posteo.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 34256240028 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:34:38 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=posteo.net; s=2017; t=1670938478; bh=xoeD6N28nkbmCkA2GycS1hLcl+5Df64KiBj/Su0yntA=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:From; b=kfgsS6LNQReIY83GSs2mKhZedDJ3riCEdgChOyfU9uMPQXR5WEfnT28Aqvvg4gZ+w uqEfMdMagXatsEpQeYGRdeJPRfzYmltaQGi1WjTr/ltECcUlRzhbTk0bt3Ht6j6DLt UT2FQ6AQCk8EbH8s2ArGu/l+F23e7LSHRGmDEKwfIAGiBtUjJ/93vP9e4HIq1Jj3RP oJljGi/824VIrbRm78c/LdfAEElEu8DqvEZlI4lmzXOy+w8wQ6YD18oUD2We3rBes9 FQT2h/nKnEeCyPPEWdeDXYZwP7+8JUuyOMNVv/keYwg4bVULWvaGuMYHBZ6vSmMblm R1/yhIz0r775w== Original-Received: from customer (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by submission (posteo.de) with ESMTPSA id 4NWfcF2mS0z9rxD; Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:34:36 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <83edt3phlx.fsf@gnu.org> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.67.36.65; envelope-from=yantar92@posteo.net; helo=mout01.posteo.de X-Spam_score_int: -43 X-Spam_score: -4.4 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:301314 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> I am now looking at >> https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/texinfo/html_node/Footnote-Commands.html >> and I feel slightly confused about how to refer to the same footnote >> from multiple places. >> >> Is it possible at all in texinfo? > > No. Each @footnote directive creates a new footnote and a reference > to it. Thanks for the clarification. I was wondering if ox-texinfo is wrong, or it is the limitation. > (It is really unusual to have several footnote references to the same > footnote. Usually, you do this once, and then assume the reader > already knows what the footnote says and doesn't need repetition.) In this particular case, I was writing a manual patch that clarifies about some defcustoms not being available until the discussed library is loaded. Multiple places in the manual can share the same footnote in such scenario. -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at . Support Org development at , or support my work at