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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 13:21:30 SET
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From:         Johan Berteloot <JBERTELO@RKC.UFSIA.AC.BE>
Subject:      Re: Footnote lines
              16 Nov 92 02:06:46 GMT from <hsitz@NEWS.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU>

On Mon, 16 Nov 92 02:06:46 GMT Herbert E Sitz said:
>In article <1992Nov3.132142.9930@vax.oxford.ac.uk> shangguan@vax.oxford.ac.uk
>writes:
>>In article <1992Oct29.163536.285@ruc.dk>, robin@ruc.dk (Robin Cheesman)
>writes:
>>> How is it possible to manipulate the line separating text from footnote?
>>> I would like to make it thinner ...
>>>
>>I would like to know this too. I would also like to know how to reduce the gap
>>between the body text and the footnote. I know that I can change the minimum
>>note height, but this seems only to affect the note itself, and not the gap
>>between it and the body text.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>David
>>
>
>
>Here are suggestions for both these problems:
>
>I think the only way to get footer lines to be different
>thicknesses and/or closer to the footnote text is to include
>horizontal line codes manually.  To do this you would do the
>following things:
>
>1.   DON'T include any line separating notes from text in the
>     footnote options code.
>2.   a)   Every time before you print, run a macro which pages
>          through your document and puts a horizontal line code
>          (<alt-F9>) immediately BEFORE each hard or soft page code.
>          The line code thus comes after all text on the pages and
>          creates a line that appears to separate notes from the
>          text.  Experiment with the thickness of the line to find
>          out what you like.  Use that measurement when you make
>          your macro.
>     b)   To make the notes appear closer to the line also include
>          an [advance up] command immediately after the horizontal
>          line (shft-F8,(O)ther, Advance Up).  This "tricks" WP
>          into thinking the text ends a little higher up on the
>          page, so WP prints the notes a little higher up than it
>          otherwise would.  Experiment with measurements in the
>          advance up code until you get a look you like.
>
>Notes: You will want to run this macro every time before you print.
>and you will want to print the resulting file only, don't save it.
>(If you do save it and the document later has page breaks at
>different spots, you'll have horizontal lines in the middle of your
>text.  It's not much of a problem to delete all line codes and
>advance up codes, though, by using search and replace.  And you
>could then run your macro to reinsert them in the correct spots in
>the document.)  I once had a macro that did this very thing; I'm
>not sure where it is now.  Speed wasn't acceptable on my lowly XT,
>but it did make my articles look exactly like I wanted them to
>look.

Don't forget to check if there are footnotes on the current page, otherwise
you get a line on any page...

Bye,
--- Johan

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