buffer error

["Idris Samawi Hamid" <ishamid@colostate.edu>]

Hi gang,

Here is something strange:

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\definenote[metanote][conversion=set 2]

\startbuffer[footnote]

test test test test test test test test
     \footnote{This is a basic footnote.
         \metanote{This is a footnote to a footnote.}}
test test test test test test test test
     \footnote{This is another basic footnote.
         \metanote{This is another footnote to a footnote.}}
test test test test test test test test test test test test test.
\stoplinenumbering%
\stopbuffer

{\typebuffer[footnote] \getbuffer[footnote]} \page
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works, but

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\startbuffer[footnote]

\definenote[metanote][conversion=set 2]

test test test test test test test test
     \footnote{This is a basic footnote.
         \metanote{This is a footnote to a footnote.}}
test test test test test test test test
     \footnote{This is another basic footnote.
         \metanote{This is another footnote to a footnote.}}
test test test test test test test test test test test test test.
\stoplinenumbering%
\stopbuffer

{\typebuffer[footnote] \getbuffer[footnote]} \page
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will not compile:

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! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
                    \@@vnmetanoten
\dochecknote ...\relax \ifnum \noteparameter \c!n
                                                   =\zerocount  
\settextnotes ...

\dodoflushnotes ...zeropoint \bgroup \dochecknote
                                                   \ifendnotes \else  
\scratch...

\next1 #1,->\doprocessnotes {\dodoflushnotes }{#1}
                                                   \doprocesscommaitem
\doprocesscommalist ...item \gobbleoneargument #1,
                                                   ]\relax \global \advance  
\...

\doflushnotes ...rt \processnotes \dodoflushnotes
                                                   \global \setfalse  
\postpon...
...
l.56

?
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workaround

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\definenote[metanote][conversion=set 2]

\startbuffer[footnote]

\definenote[metanote][conversion=set 2]

test test test test test test test test
     \footnote{This is a basic footnote.
         \metanote{This is a footnote to a footnote.}}
test test test test test test test test
     \footnote{This is another basic footnote.
         \metanote{This is another footnote to a footnote.}}
test test test test test test test test test test test test test.
\stoplinenumbering%
\stopbuffer

{\typebuffer[footnote] \getbuffer[footnote]} \page
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Best
Idris

-- 
Professor Idris Samawi Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523

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