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Re: [O] Warning about section named "Footnotes"
From: |
Nicolas Goaziou |
Subject: |
Re: [O] Warning about section named "Footnotes" |
Date: |
Sat, 29 Nov 2014 14:31:13 +0100 |
Hello,
Arni Magnusson <address@hidden> writes:
> I was using Org to write a software manual with a structure along the
> lines of:
>
>
> * Equations
>
> How to write equations in software FOO.
>
> * Footnotes
>
> How to write footnotes in software FOO.
>
> * Images
>
> How to insert images in software FOO.
>
>
> When I exported the document (to LaTeX and HTML), I was puzzled to
> find that one of the sections was not exported at all...
>
> After investigating the problem for a while, I realized that if
> a section is named "Footnotes" the default behavior of Org is to
> ignore it silently.
>
> My solution was to set `org-footnote-section' to nil.
>
>
> I think it would help Org users if:
>
> 1. Org export (to LaTeX, HTML, etc.) emits an error or a prominent warning
> when it ignores an entire section like this.
It shouldn't. This is the expected behaviour.
> 2. The manual would warn the user about this behavior with a prominent
> warning.
Would you mind suggesting a change to the manual?
Regards,
--
Nicolas Goaziou