Customizing the symbol next to the author's name in a document

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I would like to choose the symbol appearing next to the author's name of a document (for example, I would like to put a dagger instead of a star). Here is an example showing how one can proceed to choose the symbol for the command footnote : Symbols instead of numbers as footnote markers



Problem is that it fails when used in the author environment. I can not use the above example if I use thanks instead of footnote.



Here is a minimal example :




documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article
usepackage[symbol]footmisc

renewcommandthefootnotefnsymbolfootnote


begindocument
authorNicolasfootnote[2]Ask a question
titleMinimal Example
maketitle

enddocument









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    I would like to choose the symbol appearing next to the author's name of a document (for example, I would like to put a dagger instead of a star). Here is an example showing how one can proceed to choose the symbol for the command footnote : Symbols instead of numbers as footnote markers



    Problem is that it fails when used in the author environment. I can not use the above example if I use thanks instead of footnote.



    Here is a minimal example :




    documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article
    usepackage[symbol]footmisc

    renewcommandthefootnotefnsymbolfootnote


    begindocument
    authorNicolasfootnote[2]Ask a question
    titleMinimal Example
    maketitle

    enddocument









    share|improve this question























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      I would like to choose the symbol appearing next to the author's name of a document (for example, I would like to put a dagger instead of a star). Here is an example showing how one can proceed to choose the symbol for the command footnote : Symbols instead of numbers as footnote markers



      Problem is that it fails when used in the author environment. I can not use the above example if I use thanks instead of footnote.



      Here is a minimal example :




      documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article
      usepackage[symbol]footmisc

      renewcommandthefootnotefnsymbolfootnote


      begindocument
      authorNicolasfootnote[2]Ask a question
      titleMinimal Example
      maketitle

      enddocument









      share|improve this question













      I would like to choose the symbol appearing next to the author's name of a document (for example, I would like to put a dagger instead of a star). Here is an example showing how one can proceed to choose the symbol for the command footnote : Symbols instead of numbers as footnote markers



      Problem is that it fails when used in the author environment. I can not use the above example if I use thanks instead of footnote.



      Here is a minimal example :




      documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article
      usepackage[symbol]footmisc

      renewcommandthefootnotefnsymbolfootnote


      begindocument
      authorNicolasfootnote[2]Ask a question
      titleMinimal Example
      maketitle

      enddocument






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          The article documentclass offers the thanks command for footnotes within the author. These footnotes are automatically labelled by a symbol chosen from the following list (in the given order): *, †, ‡, §, ¶, ‖, **, ††, ‡‡.



          If you want your first footnote to be labelled by † rather than *, you could change the following original definition:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathor **or daggerdagger
          or ddaggerddagger else@ctrerrfi


          to:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor


          where I have simply deleted *or from the sequence.



          The above code can be applied as shown in the following MWE:



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article

          makeatletter
          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor
          makeatother


          begindocument
          authorNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle

          enddocument


          enter image description here



          For a more in depth discussion on how the thanks command works, you can have a look at the Werner's excellent answer to 'How does thanks work in LaTeX article class?'






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          • It works perfectly well, I do thank you ! Thanks also for the link to Werner's answer, it indeed helps to better understand the command.
            – Nicolas
            11 mins ago

















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          A simpler approach than @leandriis' is to just set the counter appropriately (easier as long as you have just one note). So you pretend to have one footnote before and latex uses the second footnote symbol.



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article
          usepackage[symbol]footmisc

          renewcommandthefootnotefnsymbolfootnote

          begindocument
          authorstepcounterfootnoteNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle
          enddocument


          MWE result






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          • Thank you for your answer, it is clever for one author !
            – Nicolas
            10 mins ago










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          The article documentclass offers the thanks command for footnotes within the author. These footnotes are automatically labelled by a symbol chosen from the following list (in the given order): *, †, ‡, §, ¶, ‖, **, ††, ‡‡.



          If you want your first footnote to be labelled by † rather than *, you could change the following original definition:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathor **or daggerdagger
          or ddaggerddagger else@ctrerrfi


          to:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor


          where I have simply deleted *or from the sequence.



          The above code can be applied as shown in the following MWE:



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article

          makeatletter
          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor
          makeatother


          begindocument
          authorNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle

          enddocument


          enter image description here



          For a more in depth discussion on how the thanks command works, you can have a look at the Werner's excellent answer to 'How does thanks work in LaTeX article class?'






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          • It works perfectly well, I do thank you ! Thanks also for the link to Werner's answer, it indeed helps to better understand the command.
            – Nicolas
            11 mins ago














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          The article documentclass offers the thanks command for footnotes within the author. These footnotes are automatically labelled by a symbol chosen from the following list (in the given order): *, †, ‡, §, ¶, ‖, **, ††, ‡‡.



          If you want your first footnote to be labelled by † rather than *, you could change the following original definition:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathor **or daggerdagger
          or ddaggerddagger else@ctrerrfi


          to:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor


          where I have simply deleted *or from the sequence.



          The above code can be applied as shown in the following MWE:



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article

          makeatletter
          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor
          makeatother


          begindocument
          authorNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle

          enddocument


          enter image description here



          For a more in depth discussion on how the thanks command works, you can have a look at the Werner's excellent answer to 'How does thanks work in LaTeX article class?'






          share|improve this answer




















          • It works perfectly well, I do thank you ! Thanks also for the link to Werner's answer, it indeed helps to better understand the command.
            – Nicolas
            11 mins ago












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          The article documentclass offers the thanks command for footnotes within the author. These footnotes are automatically labelled by a symbol chosen from the following list (in the given order): *, †, ‡, §, ¶, ‖, **, ††, ‡‡.



          If you want your first footnote to be labelled by † rather than *, you could change the following original definition:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathor **or daggerdagger
          or ddaggerddagger else@ctrerrfi


          to:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor


          where I have simply deleted *or from the sequence.



          The above code can be applied as shown in the following MWE:



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article

          makeatletter
          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor
          makeatother


          begindocument
          authorNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle

          enddocument


          enter image description here



          For a more in depth discussion on how the thanks command works, you can have a look at the Werner's excellent answer to 'How does thanks work in LaTeX article class?'






          share|improve this answer












          The article documentclass offers the thanks command for footnotes within the author. These footnotes are automatically labelled by a symbol chosen from the following list (in the given order): *, †, ‡, §, ¶, ‖, **, ††, ‡‡.



          If you want your first footnote to be labelled by † rather than *, you could change the following original definition:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathor **or daggerdagger
          or ddaggerddagger else@ctrerrfi


          to:



          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor


          where I have simply deleted *or from the sequence.



          The above code can be applied as shown in the following MWE:



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article

          makeatletter
          def@fnsymbol#1ensuremathifcase#1or daggeror ddaggeror
          mathsectionor mathparagraphor
          makeatother


          begindocument
          authorNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle

          enddocument


          enter image description here



          For a more in depth discussion on how the thanks command works, you can have a look at the Werner's excellent answer to 'How does thanks work in LaTeX article class?'







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          • It works perfectly well, I do thank you ! Thanks also for the link to Werner's answer, it indeed helps to better understand the command.
            – Nicolas
            11 mins ago
















          • It works perfectly well, I do thank you ! Thanks also for the link to Werner's answer, it indeed helps to better understand the command.
            – Nicolas
            11 mins ago















          It works perfectly well, I do thank you ! Thanks also for the link to Werner's answer, it indeed helps to better understand the command.
          – Nicolas
          11 mins ago




          It works perfectly well, I do thank you ! Thanks also for the link to Werner's answer, it indeed helps to better understand the command.
          – Nicolas
          11 mins ago










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          1
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          A simpler approach than @leandriis' is to just set the counter appropriately (easier as long as you have just one note). So you pretend to have one footnote before and latex uses the second footnote symbol.



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article
          usepackage[symbol]footmisc

          renewcommandthefootnotefnsymbolfootnote

          begindocument
          authorstepcounterfootnoteNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle
          enddocument


          MWE result






          share|improve this answer




















          • Thank you for your answer, it is clever for one author !
            – Nicolas
            10 mins ago














          up vote
          1
          down vote













          A simpler approach than @leandriis' is to just set the counter appropriately (easier as long as you have just one note). So you pretend to have one footnote before and latex uses the second footnote symbol.



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article
          usepackage[symbol]footmisc

          renewcommandthefootnotefnsymbolfootnote

          begindocument
          authorstepcounterfootnoteNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle
          enddocument


          MWE result






          share|improve this answer




















          • Thank you for your answer, it is clever for one author !
            – Nicolas
            10 mins ago












          up vote
          1
          down vote










          up vote
          1
          down vote









          A simpler approach than @leandriis' is to just set the counter appropriately (easier as long as you have just one note). So you pretend to have one footnote before and latex uses the second footnote symbol.



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article
          usepackage[symbol]footmisc

          renewcommandthefootnotefnsymbolfootnote

          begindocument
          authorstepcounterfootnoteNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle
          enddocument


          MWE result






          share|improve this answer












          A simpler approach than @leandriis' is to just set the counter appropriately (easier as long as you have just one note). So you pretend to have one footnote before and latex uses the second footnote symbol.



          documentclass[a4paper,11pt,two column]article
          usepackage[symbol]footmisc

          renewcommandthefootnotefnsymbolfootnote

          begindocument
          authorstepcounterfootnoteNicolasthanksAsk a question
          titleMinimal Example
          maketitle
          enddocument


          MWE result







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          • Thank you for your answer, it is clever for one author !
            – Nicolas
            10 mins ago
















          • Thank you for your answer, it is clever for one author !
            – Nicolas
            10 mins ago















          Thank you for your answer, it is clever for one author !
          – Nicolas
          10 mins ago




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