Description of problem: If I create a footnotes in paragraphs contained in either itemizedlist or orderelist tags, the footnote body fails to print at the bottom of the page. The superscript footnote numbers appear within the text, and the footnote number is correct. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): publican-1.5-0.fc12.noarch How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. pushd /tmp 2. publican create --name FootnoteTest 3. cd FootnoteTest 4. vim Chapter.xml, and add the text below immediately before the last closing section tag: <itemizedlist> <listitem> <formalpara> <title>Formal Paragraph</title> <para> This is a formal paragraph in a list, as it has a title. Now I'd like to test a footnote <footnote><para>This is the first footnote</para></footnote>. </para> </formalpara> <para>In this paragraph, I'll test another<footnote><para>This is the first footnote</para></footnote> footnote.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>This is a third<footnote><para>Testing testing, one two three</para></footnote> paragraph.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <orderedlist> <listitem> <formalpara> <title>Formal Paragraph</title> <para> This is a formal paragraph in a list, as it has a title. Now I'd like to test a footnote <footnote><para>This is yet another footnote</para></footnote>. </para> </formalpara> </listitem> <listitem> <para>This is another test<footnote><para>I'm hiding!</para></footnote> paragraph.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> <para>Last but not least, a paragraph outside of the <literal>itemizedlist</literal>. It too<footnote><para>Yeah, I know... they're getting old!</para></footnote> has a footnote.</para> 5. publican build --format=pdf --langs=en-US Actual results: Examine the footnotes in the PDF output. Notice how only the last footnote body (the one declared outside the itemized list and ordered list) prints. Expected results: All footnotes should print. Additional info:
This one is a bug in FOP, it can't handle foot notes in lists or tables properly https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37579
FYI apparently this is fixed in the FOP trunk, you'll have to either build FOP yourself or see if the FOP maintainer is willing to push an updated package to get the fix. http://www.mail-archive.com/docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org/msg13480.html