[BUG] Unable to insert inline or anonymous footnotes unless indented [9.7.11 (9.7.11-6a5d0e @ /home/user/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.7.11/)]

[Suhail Singh]

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With Emacs -q, in a new org file, set ~org-footnote-define-inline~ to t.
With point at the beginning of the line invoke =M-x org-footnote-new=.

As implied in the syntax spec, inline and anonymous footnotes are
permitted to occur on an unindented line (unlike a footnote reference).
Given that, the expectation with the above settings is for
org-footnote-new to insert an inlined footnote at point (which is at the
beginning of a line).

However, what's observed is a user-error "Cannot insert a footnote
here" when point is at the beginning of a line.

Additionally, and seemingly related, fontlocking for unindented
anonymous and inlined footnotes is also broken.  This can be observed
via emacs -q and opening a file with the following contents:

#+begin_example
** 9.7.11, 9.6.15
[fn::This footnote has not fontlocking.]


[fn:1:This doesn't fontlock either.]


 [fn::Fontlocking works in this footnote.]
#+end_example



Also broken are commands like =M-x org-footnote-new= (even when
).

The reason seems to be =(bolp)= in the definition of
=org-footnote--allow-reference-p=.

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