cuted package conflicts: Footnote misplacement and figure* [b] drifting

[Kumaresh Paramasivan (TNQ Software)]

Hello everyone,

I am having layout issues when using the cuted package in a twocolumn article
to switch to a single column for an appendix using \switchonecolumn. I
encounter the below two layout problems:

   1. *Footnote Misplacement:* Footnotes declared near the end of the
   two-column section (just before \switchonecolumn) are not placed
   correctly. They often end up on the previous page, which can also cause an
   unwanted blank page to be generated.
   2. *Float Drifting:* A two-column float (figure*) specified with the [b]
   (bottom) option (using the stfloats package) does not appear at the
   bottom of the page as intended. Instead, it drifts to the very end of the
   document, after the appendix.

How can I fix this so that the footnotes appear correctly at the bottom of
their column/page and the figure* appears at the bottom of the page where
it is referenced?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

*MWE:*

\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}\usepackage{stfloats}\usepackage{cuted}
\begin{document}
\section{Introduction}

Para 1: \lipsum[1-5]
\begin{figure}[t]\fbox{\vbox to 10pc{\hbox to
.98\columnwidth{}}}\caption{This is single col figure 1.}\end{figure}

Para 2: \lipsum[6-8]
\begin{figure*}[b]\fbox{\vbox to 10pc{\hbox to
\textwidth{}}}\caption{single col figure 2.}\end{figure*}

Para 3: \lipsum[8]\footnote{fn1}\footnote{fn2}

Para 4: \lipsum[8]
\switchonecolumn
\section*{Appendix}

Para A1: \lipsum[1-4]
\switchtwocolumn
\end{document}

*Current output:*

[image: current output] <https://i.sstatic.net/gYezEZ3I.png>

*Link: **https://i.sstatic.net/gYezEZ3I.png
<https://i.sstatic.net/gYezEZ3I.png>*

*Expected output:*

[image: expected output] <https://i.sstatic.net/51hMKteH.png>
*Link: https://i.sstatic.net/51hMKteH.png
<https://i.sstatic.net/51hMKteH.png>*

Kumaresh P

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