[texhax] Question about \skip\footins
Philip G. Ratcliffe
philip.ratcliffe at uninsubria.it
Thu Sep 25 13:39:58 CEST 2008
> I'm using the book class with no size option (therefore, 10pt with
> 12pt baseline skip) and a sty file where I have defined footnotes as
> follow:
>
> \renewcommand{\footnoterule}{\vspace*{-3pt}}%
>
> therefore, no rule between main text and footnotes; and
>
> \setlength{\skip\footins}{1.0\baselineskip plus0.5\baselineskip
> minus0.5\baselineskip}
>
> therefore I would expect \skip\footins = 12pt, plus 6pt minus
> 6pt (the
> baselineskip of main text is *indeed* 12pt); but if I put
> anywhere in
> my document
>
> footins = \the\skip\footins
>
> I get
>
> footins = 10.0pt plus 5.0pt minus 5.0pt
That's not what I get; I just did it get
footins = 12.0pt plus 6.0pt minus 6.0pt
So, what you're really doing probably isn't quite as simple as your claim.
Cheers, Phil
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