Hi gang, Here is something strange: ======================================== \definenote[metanote][conversion=set 2] \startbuffer[footnote] test test test test test test test test \footnote{This is a basic footnote. \metanote{This is a footnote to a footnote.}} test test test test test test test test \footnote{This is another basic footnote. \metanote{This is another footnote to a footnote.}} test test test test test test test test test test test test test. \stoplinenumbering% \stopbuffer {\typebuffer[footnote] \getbuffer[footnote]} \page ======================================== works, but ======================================== \startbuffer[footnote] \definenote[metanote][conversion=set 2] test test test test test test test test \footnote{This is a basic footnote. \metanote{This is a footnote to a footnote.}} test test test test test test test test \footnote{This is another basic footnote. \metanote{This is another footnote to a footnote.}} test test test test test test test test test test test test test. \stoplinenumbering% \stopbuffer {\typebuffer[footnote] \getbuffer[footnote]} \page ======================================== will not compile: ================== ! Missing number, treated as zero. <to be read again> \@@vnmetanoten \dochecknote ...\relax \ifnum \noteparameter \c!n =\zerocount \settextnotes ... \dodoflushnotes ...zeropoint \bgroup \dochecknote \ifendnotes \else \scratch... \next1 #1,->\doprocessnotes {\dodoflushnotes }{#1} \doprocesscommaitem \doprocesscommalist ...item \gobbleoneargument #1, ]\relax \global \advance \... \doflushnotes ...rt \processnotes \dodoflushnotes \global \setfalse \postpon... ... l.56 ? ================== workaround ============================================ \definenote[metanote][conversion=set 2] \startbuffer[footnote] \definenote[metanote][conversion=set 2] test test test test test test test test \footnote{This is a basic footnote. \metanote{This is a footnote to a footnote.}} test test test test test test test test \footnote{This is another basic footnote. \metanote{This is another footnote to a footnote.}} test test test test test test test test test test test test test. \stoplinenumbering% \stopbuffer {\typebuffer[footnote] \getbuffer[footnote]} \page ============================================ Best Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/