FrameMaker Bug: inability to add a table after a table footnote.

[Roger Shuttleworth]

This is yet one more reason always to work with text symbols switched on 
(View > Text Symbols). As Rick says, a table footnote (or indeed a 
regular footnote) is in its own separate flow, with an end-of-flow 
symbol visible at the end of the footnote. You can create new paragraphs 
within that footnote flow, since some footnotes require more than one 
paragraph, but anything added before the end-of-flow symbol remains 
within the footnote flow. You can format it however you like, but it is 
still part of the footnote.

The fact that FM does not allow you to create a table within the 
footnote flow is simply a design decision, not a bug, and makes perfect 
sense to me.

What *really* annoys, though, is how FM handles long footnotes, often 
pushing them to the next page. You can then end up with two footnotes on 
a page, both labelled 1. Grrr.

Roger Shuttleworth

On 14/05/2015 2:27 PM, Roman Banks wrote:
> Hi Rick,
>
> That works, you are right. I was sure that if I apply the Body pgf tag
> to the new line I will exit the footnote flow. And it looked like so --
> I added a regular Body text line. I still think that FM should exit the
> footnote flow automatically if you apply the Body tag to the new line. :-)
>
> Thanks again,
> Roman
>
>
>
> On Thursday, May 14, 2015 4:16 PM, Rick Quatro <rick at rickquatro.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Roman,
> When you create a new line, you are still in the footnote flow. You have
> to click after the table anchor and create a new paragraph. Your cursor
> will be below the table footnote and you can add another table.
> Rick
> *From:*Roman Banks [mailto:banks_roman at yahoo.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2015 8:59 AM
> *To:* Rick Quatro; 'Framers'
> *Subject:* Re: FrameMaker Bug: inability to add a table after a table
> footnote.
> To reproduce:
> 1. In an existing table, put your cursor in one of the cells.
> 2. Click Special --> Footnote. The table footnote appears right after
> the table.
> 3. Create a new line and apply the Body pgf style to this line.
> 4. Try to insert a new table...
> Regards,
> Roman
> On Thursday, May 14, 2015 3:52 PM, Roman Banks <banks_roman at yahoo.com
> <mailto:banks_roman at yahoo.com>> wrote:
> Hi Rick,
> Thank you for your response!
> I think you misunderstood me. I wasn't going to add a table to a
> footnote. I was going to add a table after a *table footnote* that
> appears right under the preceding table.
> So even if I apply the Body pgf tag to the new line, I can't add a table
> on this line.
> Regards,
> Roman
> On Thursday, May 14, 2015 3:39 PM, Rick Quatro <rick at rickquatro.com
> <mailto:rick at rickquatro.com>> wrote:
> Hi Roman,
> Footnotes have their own flow and you can't add a table to footnotes,
> but you can add a table to the main flow after the footnote. I just
> tried it with FM 12.
> Rick
> Rick Quatro
> Carmen Publishing Inc.
> 585-366-4017
> rick at frameexpert.com <mailto:rick at frameexpert.com>
> *From:*framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> <mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com>
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Roman Banks
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2015 7:28 AM
> *To:* Framers
> *Subject:* FrameMaker Bug: inability to add a table after a table footnote.
> Hello fellows,
> I've just reproduced this issue both in FM10 and in FM12. The "Insert
> Table" option under the "Table" menu is grayed out if you try to add a
> table on a new line after a table footnote.
> Have you ever encountered this issue?
> Regards,
> Roman
>
>
>
>
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