Multiple References to the Same Footnote Results in Duplicate Footnotes

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  machlen · Member · July 9, 2024 at 9:49 pm

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  As stated in the topic title, when referencing the same footnote more than once, rather than both pointing to the same footnote, a duplicate footnote is created.

  
  For example:

  First footnote [^1]
  Second footnote [^2]
  Third footnote [^1]
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  [^1]: This is the first footnote.
  [^2]: This is the second footnote.

  In the code block above, you would think that both calls to [^1] would take you to the same footnote. However, in reality, a duplicate [^1]: definition is created in the final document. This results in unnecessary bloat in the footnote section.

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  johnswift37 · Member · July 9, 2024 at 10:32 pm

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  Hi. Are you sure this is about the Simplenote app from Automattic? Simplenote is a note-taking app with an attached Markdown viewer.

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  machlen · Member · July 9, 2024 at 10:47 pm

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  @johnswift37 Yes, I am sure… here is a link to the published note: http://simp.ly/publish/wRZlhF

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  staff-frank · Staff · July 11, 2024 at 11:03 am

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  This has now been reported to our developers. It will likely take some time to address this particular issue, which unfortunately I don’t have an exact timeframe on.

  If you have any further questions or suggestions, we recommend continuing your discussion directly on the GitHub issue here:

  https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron/issues/3230

  Thanks for your patience and understanding in the meantime!