Re: ASCII mode within \footnote

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Hello Aditia,

thanks for reaction.

I simply want to write "%APPDATA%\file.txt" and the same into the 
footnote, with ability to use the text "%APPDATA%\file.txt" without any 
substitution (like "%" -> "\letterpercent") - if possible.

My attepmts with \text or \asciimode fail:

----
\starttext
   \type{%APPDATA%\file.txt}
   \footnote{%
     %\type{%APPDATA%\file.txt}
     %\asciimode{%APPDATA%\file.txt}
   }
\stoptext
----

Even plays with

       %\catcode\commentasciicode=\othercatcode
       %\catcode\backslashasciicode=\othercatcode

don't give the desired result.

So - is there a simple way how to get strings with "%" and "\" (which 
represent a path on Windows) into footnote?

Best regards,

Lukas


On 2019-11-02 16:35, Aditya Mahajan wrote:

> Why not just use asciimode?
> 
> To understand why \footnote{\type{...}}} doesn't work, you need to
> understand TeX's "digestive system". \type{...} (and asciimode) work
> by modifying the catcode tables. However, they are are used inside a
> footnote, the argument of \footnote is parsed according to the catcode
> table which is active when footnote is passed. Under the default
> catcode table, % is a comment, so when you type:
> 
> \footnote{\type{*\$%
> }}
> 
> the argument of \footnote is `\type{*\$}`
> 
> So, if you want \footnote to "see" the %, you need to activate a
> catcode table where % is a letter. So, the simplest solution is to use
> \asciimode.
> 
> Aditya
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