Text Formatting ⇒ Two distinct sets of footnotes

[Leo__]

Hello,

I'd like to use two distinct sets of footnotes. I have a latex document that works fine, with the author's footnotes. I, the editor, would like to add my own footnotes and would like to distinguish them from the authors'. My own footnotes do not need to be numbered (An * would be fine for each of my footnotes).

What would be the simplest solution ?

Leo

[frabjous]

Check out the bigfoot and/or manyfoot packages.

[meho_r]

Alternatively, if you don't want editor's footnotes to be separated from "normal" footnotes and want them to appear in the same order they come in the main text, you may try something like this:

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\documentclass{book}

\makeatletter

\long\def\symbolfootnote[#1]#2{\begingroup%
\def\thefootnote{\fnsymbol{footnote}}\footnote[#1]{#2}\endgroup}
   
\makeatother

\newcommand{\ednote}[2][1]{\symbolfootnote[#1]{#2}}

\begin{document}

Test\footnote{Normal footnote}

Test\ednote{Editor's note 1}

Test\ednote{Editor's note 2}

Test\ednote[2]{Editor's note 3 (custom)}

Test\footnote{Another normal footnote}

Test\footnote{Another normal footnote}

Test\ednote[3]{Editor's note 4 (custom)}

Test\footnote{Another normal footnote}

\end{document}

[localghost]

I think for this purpose the todonotes package (based on pgf/tikZ) might be helpful.


Thorsten

[Leo__]

Thanks a lot for the replies. I'll use meho_r's suggestion as it works nicely and is simple enough for what I need.

Leo

[junket]

Hey meho_r,

I was looking for exactly the same thing today, and found this thread. I'm new to latex and I don't know exactly how your solution works, but it works perfectly for what I need.

So thanks alot.

Junket