Re: footnote reference mark font switch

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

Dear Hans: (unless I'm missing something) is it possible to get an option

\setupfootnotes[{markstyle=\switchtobodyfont[myfont]}]

where the size defaults to the normal footnote mark size?

Best
Idris

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:54:51 -0600, Idris Samawi Hamid 
<ishamid@lamar.colostate.edu> wrote:

> Dear cartel,
>
> I need to switch to a different font for the footnote reference markers. 
> First
> attempt failed:
>
> =======================
> % output=pdf interface=en
> \setupfootnotes[before=\ss,after=\sc]
>
> \starttext
>
> This is a test.\footnote{This is a test}
>
> \stoptext
> =======================
>
> The idea is to print the reference marker, in this case `1', in a 
> different
> font from both the main text and from the footnote text. That is,
> \setupfootnotes should let me transparently distinguish between
>
> 1. main text font;
> 2. reference marker font
> 3. footnote text font.
>
> Please advise, and I have a nice trick to show you once this is done:-)

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