doc/help/xslt/params/footnote.number.symbols.xml

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   8 <refentrytitle>footnote.number.symbols</refentrytitle>
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  11 <refnamediv>
  12 <refname>footnote.number.symbols</refname>
  13 <refpurpose>Special characters to use as footnote markers</refpurpose>
  14 </refnamediv>
  15
  16 <refsynopsisdiv>
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  18 <xsl:param name="footnote.number.symbols"></xsl:param>
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  21
  22 <refsection><info><title>Description</title></info>
  23
  24 <para>If <parameter>footnote.number.symbols</parameter> is not the empty string,
  25 footnotes will use the characters it contains as footnote symbols. For example,
  26 <quote>*&amp;#x2020;&amp;#x2021;&amp;#x25CA;&amp;#x2720;</quote> will identify
  27 footnotes with <quote>*</quote>, <quote>†</quote>, <quote>‡</quote>,
  28 <quote>◊</quote>, and <quote>✠</quote>. If there are more footnotes
  29 than symbols, the stylesheets will fall back to numbered footnotes using
  30 <parameter>footnote.number.format</parameter>.</para>
  31
  32 <para>The use of symbols for footnotes depends on the ability of your
  33 processor (or browser) to render the symbols you select. Not all systems are
  34 capable of displaying the full range of Unicode characters. If the quoted characters
  35 in the preceding paragraph are not displayed properly, that's a good indicator
  36 that you may have trouble using those symbols for footnotes.</para>
  37
  38 </refsection>
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