[XeTeX] Customizing footnote markers

[Philip TAYLOR (Webmaster, Ret'd)]

John Was wrote:
> I'm sure '10in' is a mistake - rather 10pt?
>
> And try replacing
>
> \hbox to \parindentFFN {}
>
> with
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> \hbox to \parindentFFN{\hfill}

Why, John ?  An \hbox can be empty, surely ?
>
> (no space after FFN).

Again, why, John ?  \parindentFFN is a control word, and
therefore soaks up the following space.

** Phil.