\ProvidesPackage{fixfoot}[2007/12/12 v0.3a fixed-text footnotes]
%
% Author: Robin Fairbairns <rf10@cam.ac.uk>
%
% This program may be distributed and/or modified under the
% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.1
% of this license or (at your option) any later version.
% The latest version of this license is in
%   http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
% and version 1.1 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX 
% version 1999/06/01 or later.
%
% This program consists of a package file fixfoot.sty and a test file
% testfix.tex
%
% this is an experimental package that provides fixed footnotes
% only one instance of a fixed footnote will appear on any one page
%
% the package defines a single command, \DeclareFixedFootnote, which
% takes an optional *, and two `ordinary' arguments.
%
% if the optional * is present, the command declared has an \xspace
% imbedded in it, so that spaces following it in running text tend not
% to be lost.
%
% the first ordinary argument is a cs name
% the second ordinary argument is the fixed text of the footnote
%
% e.g., \DeclareFixedFootnote*{\sic}{\emph{sic}}
%       \DeclareFixedFootnote{\prooflater}{This theorem will be proved
%                                          later}
%
% the package works by exchanging information with itself via the .aux
% file.  just as with labels (and per-page footnote numbers in
% footmisc), the user ordinarily needs to run latex at least twice.
% this package does not (yet) have the ability to warn the user that
% another run of latex is still necessary (changing labels or footnote
% numbers in footmisc \emph{do} thus warn).
\newif\if@fftn@debug
\DeclareOption{debug}{\@fftn@debugtrue}
\ProcessOptions\relax
%
\newcommand\DeclareFixedFootnote{%
  \@ifstar{\@declare@fftn\xspace}%
          {\@declare@fftn\relax }%
}
%
% relay after detecting optional `|*|':
\newcommand\@declare@fftn[3]{%
% #1 \cs{xspace} (if `|*|' found) or \cs{relax}
% #2 footnote name, #3 footnote body
%
% extract the \csname bit of it...
  \edef\reserved@a{\expandafter\@gobble\string#2}%
  \@ifundefined\reserved@a
    {\@declare@@fftn{#1}{#2}{#3}}%
    {\@notdefinable}%
}
%
% finally, relayed command to do the actual job (same parameters as
% \cs{@declare@fftn}, which has simply checked that we're allowed to
% do this declaration)
\newcommand\@declare@@fftn[3]{%
  \edef\reserved@a{\expandafter\@gobble\string#2}%
%
% the actual command
  \protected@edef#2{\protect\@fixed@footnote{\reserved@a}%
                                            {#1}{#3}}%
%
% define the fixed foot serial number and page counters
  \@definecounter{@\reserved@a @fftn@serial}%                            
  \@namedef{@\reserved@a @fftn@curpage}{moocow}%
  \@namedef{@\reserved@a @fftn@scanpage}{baalamb}%
  \@namedef{@\reserved@a @fftn@pagelim}{-1}%
%
% now the things we want executed at end document:
  \protected@edef\@tempa{%
    \expandafter\protect\csname @\reserved@a @fftn@aux\endcsname}%
  \protected@edef\@tempb{%
    \expandafter\protect\csname @\reserved@a @fftn@scanpage\endcsname}%
%
% Note that \cs{AtEndDocument} has global effect\dots
  \begingroup
    \let\protect\noexpand
    \edef\@tempc{\noexpand\AtEndDocument{%
      \fftn@clearpage
      \noexpand\def\@tempa{%
        \noexpand\@reprocess@fftn@mark{\reserved@a}}%
      \noexpand\def\@tempb{oinkpig}}}%
    \@tempc
  \endgroup
  \let\fftn@clearpage\@empty
}%
\def\fftn@clearpage{\noexpand\clearpage}
%
% Stick a dummy \cs{@process@fftn@mark} into the |.aux| file, in
% accordance with good practice for such things...
\AtBeginDocument{\immediate\write\@auxout{\noexpand\providecommand
    \noexpand\@process@fftn@mark[3]{}}}
%
% \@reprocess@fftn@mark#1#2#3 will deal (when we've written it) with a
% fixed footnote mark in the .aux file at end document #1 footnote tag
% #2 serial number #3 actual page...  (What should it do???)
%
% the fundamental fixed footnote command:
% the command \cs{}\meta{tag} which is supposed to generate a footnote
% containing \meta{body}, generates a call
% \@fixed@footnote\marg{tag}\marg{end-execution}\marg{body}
\def\@fixed@footnote#1#2#3{%
% #1 footnote tag
% #2 \xspace or \relax
% #3 footnote body
% 
% count this footnote
  \stepcounter{@#1@fftn@serial}%
%
% Is this serial beyond the limit of serial numbers destined for this
% page?
  \if@fftn@debug
    \message{footnote #1 serial \csname the@#1@fftn@serial\endcsname\space
      existing limit \csname @#1@fftn@pagelim\endcsname;}%
  \fi
  \ifnum\csname @#1@fftn@pagelim\endcsname <
        \csname c@@#1@fftn@serial\endcsname
%
% so here we're going to have to create a new footnote, but let's
% first find whether the |.aux| file scan at the start gave us a
% range of serial numbers to share it with us:
    \expandafter\let\expandafter\@tempa
      \csname @#1@fftn-\the\csname c@@#1@fftn@serial\endcsname\endcsname
    \ifx\@tempa\relax
      \if@fftn@debug
        \message{footnote #1 no limit to inherit from .aux file;}%
      \fi
    \else
      \if@fftn@debug
        \message{footnote #1 limit \@tempa;}%
      \fi
%
% record the information from the file
      \global\expandafter\let\csname @#1@fftn@pagelim\endcsname\@tempa
    \fi
%
% create the footnote and record its number (whether we're going to
% use it or not)
    \footnote{#3}%
    \expandafter\xdef\csname @#1@fftn@footnote\endcsname
                      {\the\c@footnote}%
    \if@fftn@debug
      \message{written new #1 footnote, number \the\c@footnote.}%
    \fi
%
% if we're still on the same page as the previous footnote, create a
% mark only; note we can't use \cs{footnotemark} here, as it won't do
% the right thing if we're in a minipage (or anywhere where
% \cs{thempfn} isn't the same as \cs{thefootnote}).
  \else
    \protected@xdef\@thefnmark{\csname @#1@fftn@footnote\endcsname}%
    \@footnotemark
    \if@fftn@debug
      \message{reusing #1 footnote \csname @#1@fftn@footnote\endcsname.}%
    \fi
  \fi
%
% record which page `this' footnote appeared in the |.aux|
  \protected@writeaux\relax{\protect\@process@fftn@mark{#1}%
    {\the\csname c@@#1@fftn@serial\endcsname}{\noexpand\thepage}}%
%
% and finally insert the `end-command' stuff (this can be \cs{xspace}
% or \cs{relax} if we're being called from a conventionally-defined
% fixed footnote command, but could be anything, really, one
% supposes!)
  #2%
  }
%
% \@process@fftn@mark#1#2#3 deals with a fixed footnote mark in
% the .aux file at begin document;
% arguments #1 footnote tag
%           #2 serial number
%           #3 actual page
\newcommand\@process@fftn@mark[3]{%
  \if@fftn@debug
    \message{fftn #1 #2 #3;}%
  \fi
  \def\@tempa{#3}%
  \expandafter\ifx\csname @#1@fftn@scanpage\endcsname\@tempa
  \if@fftn@debug
    \message{on same page as previous;}%
  \fi
  \else
%
% well, we're no longer on whatever was last recorded as the page of a
% fixed footnote of this name -- record the serial
    \expandafter\def\csname @#1@fftn@lastserial\endcsname{#2}%
    \expandafter\let\csname @#1@fftn@scanpage\endcsname\@tempa
  \fi
%
% 
  \if@fftn@debug
    \message{setting limit for serial \csname @#1@fftn@lastserial\endcsname.}%
  \fi
  \expandafter\gdef\csname @#1@fftn-%
                     \csname @#1@fftn@lastserial\endcsname
                       \endcsname{#2}%
}
%
% \@reprocess@fftn@mark#1#2#3 deals with a fixed footnote mark in
% the .aux file at end document; arguments #1 footnote tag
% #2 serial number #3 actual page
\newcommand\@reprocess@fftn@mark[3]{}% pro tem
%
% use that when processing the .aux file at the end of the document
\AtEndDocument{\let\@process@fftn@mark\@reprocess@fftn@mark}
%
% this command originates in Matt Swift's inclusion stuff; I use it
% all over the place...
\providecommand\protected@writeaux{%
  \protected@write\@auxout
}