FM 8: Lost my footnote separator line

[Combs, Richard]

VLM TechSubs wrote: 
 
> Did this request come through to the group? I would greatly appreciate any
> ideas and help. :)

It didn't because you sent it from a different email address than the one subscribed to the list. 
 
> Thanks,
> Elchanan
> 
> From: Elchanan [mailto:Elchanan at PathOfHealth.org]
<snip> 
> I'm setting up a chapter template for a book. I changed the default paratag
> for footnotes from Footnote to ZZ_Footnote, renaming the tag (Paragraph
> Designer) and making the corresponding change in the Footnote Properties
> (Format > Document > footnote Properties). The moment I make that change, the
> line disappears.
> 
> Can anyone suggest how I might keep the renamed paratag and retrieve the lost
> footnote separator?
 
The separator line and spacing come from a reference page frame named Footnote. FM automagically puts it above the first Footnote pgf on the page (it's not specified as a Frame Above Pgf in Paragraph Designer). There's another ref page frame named TableFootnote that serves the same purpose for the TableFootnote pgf. 

If you change the name of the footnote and table footnote pgfs in Footnote Properties, you have to change the names of the corresponding ref page frames to match. Right-click the frame, select Object Properties, and change the name in the Object Properties dialog box. 

For years, I've been using zFootnote and zTableFootnote as the names of both the paragraphs and the corresponding reference page frames. Works like a charm. 

Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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