[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 138508] New: Ability to place footnotes to a section on page

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138508

            Bug ID: 138508
           Summary: Ability to place footnotes to a section on page
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 7.0.3.1 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: dicktsui2003 at gmail.com

Description:
I am in a situation that requires me to cite sources as footnotes under each
page, I thought 2 column text with 1 column footnotes would be the best for
visibility of both the text and the citations as quite a number of them are
internet links.

I suggest adding an ability to attach footnotes to sections of the page. This
should allow more flexible footnote placements and also make footnote suitable
for annotations. If there is more text than the container could hold it will
move the current footnote to the end of the page or the next container,
displacing the main text as it should. Restricting the amount of dedicated
footnote section to 1 per page should be enough to test the water, otherwise it
should go from up to down and left to right. The footer can also serve for the
same purpose

Since I know nothing about the XML format and how Libreoffice work at a high
level(programming wise). If it is impossible due to either format restriction
or code structure please let me know since I have seen people having similar
problems on ask.libreoffice.org

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Add columns using Format>Columns or Format>Section 
2.Add footnote to text in the columned text

Actual Results:
Footnotes always columned according to the referenced text and is always a
footnote

Expected Results:
Able to create sections that hold footnotes directly on the page. And footnotes
will be placed inside the section until it is filled


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Version: 7.0.3.1 (x64)
Build ID: d7547858d014d4cf69878db179d326fc3483e082
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18363; UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL

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