https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53191
--- Comment #5 from Owen Genat <[email protected]> --- I don't agree with the premise of this bug or it's use of terms like "should" and "normal word processor". Presumably the latter reference is to MS Word which is full of weird style anachronisms that everyone now takes for granted. I do not believe LO is obliged to imitate everything done in other word processors. Whether a schulmeister (schoolmaster) teaches this or not is irrelevant. There is a wealth of information from style guides that show the use of superscript, in relation to the note identifier in the footnote itself, varies both between guides and according to context. Here are a few of the more prominent ones: APA Publication Manual 6th Edition §2.12, pp.37-38 provides a prescriptive outline but is not clear on how the footnote numeral should be set. An example in Fig. 2.1, p.51 for footnotes for text body (using an Arabic numeral) appears to be raised: ~20% and have a relative font size: ~85% (default in LO is raised: 33%, relative font size: 58%). In §5.16, p.138 an example showing footnotes for a table (using a lowercase alphabetic) appears to be set raised: ~25%, relative size: ~60%. Superscript settings are dependent on font, so these figures represent my guesses using Times New Roman, Arial, Gentium, and DeJaVu Sans. Chicago Manual of Style Fig. 3.13, 3.14, and 3.15 provide examples for table notes (lower case alphabetic indicator) and these appear set raised: 35%, relative font size: 75%. §14.14 provides an example of using notes for citations. Full-sized Arabic numerals are used. §14.43, §14.46, and §14.52 provide examples of using footnotes / endnotes. Full-sized Arabic numerals are used. The Elements of Typographic Style v3.2 (R. Bringhurst) §4.3.3, p.69 is titled "Use superscript in the text but full-size numbers in the notes themselves." A magnified example is provided in the margin. I think this is self-explanatory. While a feature could be implemented to provide the option of using superscript identifiers in the footnote itself I do not believe it is necessary or recommended (NOTABUG). I feel Bringhurst offers sound advice in this area and LO should do what it can to encourage best practice where possible. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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