footmisc package - remove star from footnote symbols

Question

I'm using footmisc package for handling footnotes. I want to remove the star (*) from the symbol list?

I tried all the combination of

\DefineFNsymbols*{}{}

and

\setfnsymbol{}

except the correct one!:)

Could someone be so kind to point me to the correct command? Thanks!

Answer 1

The manual of footmisc states that the default symbol list is defined as:

\DefineFNsymbols*{lamport}[math]{*\dagger\ddagger\S\P\|{**}{\dagger\dagger}{\ddagger\ddagger}}

and then set using:

\setfnsymbol{lamport}

So, if you only want to remove the * (and maybe **) you can use:

\DefineFNsymbols*{lamportnostar}[math]{\dagger\ddagger\S\P\|{\dagger\dagger}{\ddagger\ddagger}}
\setfnsymbol{lamportnostar}

Otherwise use:

\DefineFNsymbols*{mysymbols}[math]{<some symbols>}
\setfnsymbol{mysymbols}

Note: The math option ensures that the symbol are used in math-mode.

Answer 2

You can use this way:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[paperheight=4cm]{geometry}% just for the example
\usepackage[perpage,para]{footmisc}

\usepackage{alphalph}
\makeatletter
\newcommand*{\fnsymbolsingle}[1]{%
  \ensuremath{%
    \ifcase#1%
%    \or *%
    \or \dagger
    \or \ddagger
    \or \mathsection
    \or \mathparagraph
    \else
      \@ctrerr
    \fi
  }%
}
\makeatother
\newalphalph{\fnsymbolmult}[mult]{\fnsymbolsingle}{}
\renewcommand*{\thefootnote}{%
  \fnsymbolmult{\value{footnote}}%
}


%\renewcommand\thefootnote{\itshape\arabic{footnote}}

\begin{document}

text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.} text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.} text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.}

text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.} text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.} text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.}

text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.} text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.} text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.}
\clearpage
text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.} text\footnote{Third footnote.} text\footnote{First footnote.} text\footnote{Second footnote.}
\end{document}