[tex-eplain] footnotes

[Jim Diamond]

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 19:36 (+0100), Adam Fenn wrote:

> On 18 May 2010, at 19:19, Jim Diamond wrote:

>>> How can I use the command \footnotenumber=0  so that numbered  
>>> footnotes
>>> are automatically reset to 1 on each page? I tried putting into the
>>> header but that didn't work.
>> You already got an answer to that, although I wonder if it is robust
>> to footnotes that are referred to on one page but which show up only
>> on the following page.
>
> I can't get it to work - perhaps I'm misunderstanding something.
>
> \input eplain
> \output={\footnotenumber=0\plainoutput}
> \let\footnote = \numberedfootnote
> \footnote{one}
> \vfill\eject
> \footnote{two}
> \bye

How about
	\output={\global\footnotenumber=0\plainoutput}

I think that will do what you want.

>>> Also has anyone got a hack they would like to share of how to put
>>> footnotes into two columns at the foot of the page?
>> Are you saying your main page text is one column, but you want the
>> footnotes to be in two columns?
> Yes.
Hmmmm... I don't have a quick answer for that.  Perhaps someone else
who reads their mail later today will be able to help you out.

Cheers.
				Jim