[texhax] footnote in minipage environment

[Philip G. Ratcliffe]

> If I make a paragraph using minipage environment, I just 
> realize that minipage environment has another way to set 
> footnote. In minipage environment, footnote mark appears 
> using a little letters instead of using number. Somehow I 

This probably actually depend on the class and/or the other packages you
might be using.

> want to change the type of footnote mark in the minipage 
> environment; for example I want to change footnote mark using 
> number. Please help me to do this. 

Just as with any other counter, you can use, e.g,

\renewcommand\thempfootnote{\alph{mpfootnote}}

Cheers,  Phil

P.S.  This sort of question is answered in the FAQ linked below this posting
(and most others to the list).