Re: Footnotes in LaTeX

PhysicsBoy <sentooran@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Hey.

I'm a LaTeX rookie, so forgive me if this question is extremely
basic.

I'm writing a report and in it I've got footnotes. What code should I
use so that I can get rid of the automatic line/rule LaTeX places
above footnotes, demarcating them from the rest of the text ( in my
case as I'm writing a report)?

Also, is there anything I can do to stop LaTeX splitting one footnote
over two pages?

Print it out. Take scissors and cut the page material and the
footnote out. Now rearrange your pieces such that the footnote does
not get split but the page is reasonably full.

[Time passes]

See? It is not possible. You need to rewrite your text
appropriately. Once the question changes from "What can I do to stop
LaTeX splitting one footnote" to "What can I do to stop LaTeX from
splitting the footnote at the ugliest possible point", the bigfoot.sty
package becomes interesting.

And if "large gaping white hole on the paper" is also an option, you
can use
\interfootnotelinepenalty=10000

But that's about all. LaTeX can't magically let geometric problems
disappear.

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