Re: footnote-style latin doesn't renumber

[Andreas Roehler]

> (I hate footnotes).
They may link you with the universe, with eternity...

After opening a buffer and inserting a first footnote I
changed via customize `footnote-style' from `numeric'
to `english-lower.'

That's the way, user will proceed with some
probability, i.e. discovering after first footnote,
that the style is not convenient.

C-h v ...

footnote-style is a variable defined in `footnote.el'.
Its value is numeric
Local in buffer ein.txt; global value is english-lower

Next insertion brought the following:

[a]

[1]

Footnotes:
[a] 

[1]  asd

IMHO that shows two errors:

- style is not taken
- no renumbering

Use of `Footnote-set-style' with the same buffer didn't
work correct either

[B]
[a]
[D]
[1]
[F]
Footnotes:
[a] 

[B] 

[D] 

[1]  asd

[F] 

Once a footnote in a certain style inserted, your bound
to it presently.

Remarkable beside here is the missing [C].

IMHO keeping `footnote-style' buffer-local from the
beginning isn't the right thing.

It should be a global value basicly.

When toggling footnode-mode, than mode should check,

- if buffer contains footnotes in global style, then read them in,
 update numbering   

- if buffer contains footnotes in a not global style
 then

 warn
 make recognised style buffer local

 (or offer changing global value?)

Please see my other responses from today in this
thread.

Thanks

Andreas Roehler