Footnote with same reference

Hi Riccardo,

I will unmark my reply as "Correct Answer".

It's not a solution. I just explored what's still possible without writing a script or even a plug-in that can fully automate this. Writing a script for full automation could be possible. But that also requires a lot of time and therefore money.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

Barb said: "…in the meantime, my only suggestion is to manually add (and then manually track) the number. I hope someone has a better idea for you."

Sorry. No.

The only idea that came to my mind was a footnote reference in a table header cell that is automatically duplicated to the next header instance of the table in the next text frame column or text frame.

But of course that cannot work, because a table cannot flow like a single anchored object through text. And if it could it would always need its own text frame and the footnote text will be not at the bottom of the main text's text frame.

Hm. How about endnotes in table header cells then?

They would work, if we could anchor the table in its own text frame and would be able to thread the anchored text frame to another anchored frame that continues the table. Anchoring all threaded text frames of a story? Not possible using InDesign's GUI, but possible by scripting. So in pricipal a construction with endnotes is thinkable.

Proof of concept:

Changing the width of the text columns in the frame so that both references of the same endnote must flow with the text:

Yes, all that is not very much practicable, but this is what we currently can do with InDesign.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

Well, @Laubender is on this thread—and he sees avenues to accomplishs tasks that I don't—so let's see if he comes up with a solution. Fingers crossed for you. 🤞

~Barb

Hi @riccardo.caliendo/@serenaf52783336 :

There ought to be an easy answer to this question—cross-reference the footnote number—but sadly, that isn't an option in InDesign. I do it in Adobe FrameMaker all the time. I tried referencing a partial paragraph—up to the character that follows my footnote numbers—but that didn't work for me either.

You can file a feature request here: https://indesign.uservoice.com/ and in the meantime, my only suggestion is to manually add (and then manually track) the number. I hope someone has a better idea for you.

~Barb

Where is the option to cross-reference a footnote number, Adobe?

Hi Riccardo,

how should that work optically in a text layout?

Please post a screenshot where you fake what you want.

Thanks,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )