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[xsl] "Complex" footnote/endnote scenario

2008-12-16 09:12:20
I am  creating a document where I use two different types of notes. A "title" 
note, which should always be put at the bottom of the first page (like a 
footnote), and one or more "body" notes that should be gathered at the bottom 
of the last page (like endnotes). If there is only one page, the body notes 
should just follow the title note at the bottom as if they were footnotes. I've 
managed to do this using footnote for the title note and gathering footnotes at 
the end for body notes. The problem is if there are too many notes they break 
the page and continue at the bottom of a new blank page. This doesn't look good.

What I would like is to have the title note at the bottom of the first page. 
Body notes follow the title note if there is only one page. If more than one 
page, body notes are gathered at the end and are put at the bottom of the last 
page containing text. If they do not fit on the last page they can continue at 
the top of a new last page. In addition, they shouldn't all move to the top of 
the new last page, only the ones that don't fit at the bottom of the previous.

Unfortunately I don't really see how this could be accomplished.
In case of just one page, if I want the body notes to follow the title note in 
the footnote-reference-area, I need to add them to that area. But they need to 
be added as endnotes (gathered footnotes), just in case there is more than one 
page. If I have too many notes they continue at the footnote-reference-area of 
a new blank page. It's not possible to have them start at a bottom region and 
continue at top region on the next page. The only thing that gets close is the 
body-region, but I will not be able to use this region if I want the body notes 
to follow the title note on a single page. Then I would have to move the title 
note to the body-region as well, but then I wouldn't be able to put the title 
note correctly on the first page. The title note must be a footnote to fulfill 
the requirements.

Am I right in assuming that this can't be done or am I missing something? 

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