The dedication page set by \dedication
is one of the title pages. Therefore you get an asterisk as first footnote mark etc.
With class scrbook
package bidi
uses file scrbook-xetex-bidi.def
. This file redefines \maketitle
and other commands. Unfortunaly the redefinition bases on a version before KOMA-Script 3.12. This version is outdated for 7 years. Current KOMA-Script version is 3.26b. Thats the reason why there other issues too. Eg \thanks
in \author
results in two equal footnotes on the title page.
Thanks for reporting the problem to the package author. In the mean time you can use the following package (thanks to Markus Kohm) as a workaround, but note there is no support and no warranty:
%
% Fix bidi redefinition of \maketitle in scrbook.
%
% Copyright (c) Markus Kohm, 2019
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\ProvidesPackage{scrbook-bidi-maketitle-fix}[2019/06/28 v0.1 unsupported bidi fix]
\PackageInfo{scrbook-bidi-maketitle-fix}{%
Hack to fix some of the bidi\MessageBreak
\string\maketitle\space problems.\MessageBreak
A better solution would be to fix\MessageBreak
bidi and if it would use, e.g.,\MessageBreak
\string\CheckCommand\space to check the current\MessageBreak
definition before redefining a macro\MessageBreak
or to use xpatch to patch the\MessageBreak
original KOMA-Script macros instead of\MessageBreak
defining them newly}
\@ifclassloaded{scrbook}{}{%
\PackageError{scrbook-bidi-maketitle-fix}{unsupported class}{%
This package doesn't make sense without class scrbook.}%
\expandafter\endinput
}
\@ifpackageloaded{bidi}{}{%
\PackageError{scrbook-bidi-maketitle-fix}{missing package bidi}{%
This package doesn't make sense without package bidi.}%
\expandafter\endinput
}
\CheckCommand*\maketitle[1][1]{%
\if@titlepage
\begin{titlepage}
\setcounter{page}{%
#1%
}%
\let\footnotesize\small
\let\right@footnoterule\relax
\let\left@footnoterule\relax
\let\textwidth@footnoterule\relax
\let\footnote\thanks
\let\LTRfootnote\LTRthanks
\let\RTLfootnote\RTLthanks
\renewcommand*\thefootnote{\@fnsymbol\c@footnote}%
\let\@oldmakefnmark\@makefnmark
\renewcommand*{\@makefnmark}{\rlap\@oldmakefnmark}%
\ifx\@extratitle\@empty \else
\noindent\@extratitle\next@tpage\cleardoubleemptypage
\thispagestyle{empty}%
\fi
\setparsizes{\z@}{\z@}{\z@\@plus 1fil}\par@updaterelative
\ifx\@titlehead\@empty \else
\begin{minipage}[t]{\textwidth}%
\@titlehead
\end{minipage}\par
\fi
\null\vfill
\begin{center}
\ifx\@subject\@empty \else
{\subject@font \@subject \par}%
\vskip 3em
\fi
{\titlefont\huge \@title\par}%
\vskip 1em
{\ifx\@subtitle\@empty\else\usekomafont{subtitle}\@subtitle\par\fi}%
\vskip 2em
{\Large \lineskip 0.75em
\begin{tabular}[t]{c}
\@author
\end{tabular}\par
}%
\vskip 1.5em
{\Large \@date \par}%
\vskip \z@ \@plus3fill
{\Large \@publishers \par}%
\vskip 3em
\end{center}\par
\@thanks
\vfill\null
\if@twoside\next@tpage
\begin{minipage}[t]{\textwidth}
\@uppertitleback
\end{minipage}\par
\vfill
\begin{minipage}[b]{\textwidth}
\@lowertitleback
\end{minipage}
\fi
\ifx\@dedication\@empty \else
\next@tpage\null\vfill
{\centering \Large \@dedication \par}%
\vskip \z@ \@plus3fill
\if@twoside \next@tpage\cleardoubleemptypage \fi
\fi
\end{titlepage}
\else
\par
\@tempcnta=%
#1%
\relax\ifnum\@tempcnta=1\else
\ClassWarning{\KOMAClassName}{%
Optional argument of \string\maketitle\space ignored
at\MessageBreak
notitlepage-mode%
}%
\fi
\begingroup
\renewcommand*\thefootnote{\@fnsymbol\c@footnote}%
\let\@oldmakefnmark\@makefnmark
\renewcommand*{\@makefnmark}{\rlap\@oldmakefnmark}
\if@twocolumn
\ifnum \col@number=\@ne
\@maketitle
\else
\twocolumn[\@maketitle]%
\fi
\else
\newpage
\global\@topnum\z@
\@maketitle
\fi
\thispagestyle{\titlepagestyle}\@thanks
\endgroup
\fi
\setcounter{footnote}{0}%
\let\thanks\relax
\let\LTRthanks\relax
\let\RTLthanks\relax
\let\maketitle\relax
\let\@maketitle\relax
\global\let\@thanks\@empty
\global\let\@author\@empty
\global\let\@date\@empty
\global\let\@title\@empty
\global\let\@subtitle\@empty
\global\let\@extratitle\@empty
\global\let\@titlehead\@empty
\global\let\@subject\@empty
\global\let\@publishers\@empty
\global\let\@uppertitleback\@empty
\global\let\@lowertitleback\@empty
\global\let\@dedication\@empty
\global\let\author\relax
\global\let\title\relax
\global\let\extratitle\relax
\global\let\titlehead\relax
\global\let\subject\relax
\global\let\publishers\relax
\global\let\uppertitleback\relax
\global\let\lowertitleback\relax
\global\let\dedication\relax
\global\let\date\relax
\global\let\and\relax
}
\renewcommand*\maketitle[1][1]{%
\expandafter\ifnum \csname scr@[email protected]\endcsname>\scr@compatibility\relax
\else
\def\and{%
\end{tabular}%
\hskip 1em \@plus.17fil%
\begin{tabular}[t]{c}%
}%
\fi
\if@titlepage
\begin{titlepage}
\setcounter{page}{%
#1%
}%
\if@titlepageiscoverpage
\edef\titlepage@restore{%
\noexpand\endgroup
\noexpand\global\noexpand\@colht\the\@colht
\noexpand\global\noexpand\@colroom\the\@colroom
\noexpand\global\vsize\the\vsize
\noexpand\global\noexpand\@titlepageiscoverpagefalse
\noexpand\let\noexpand\titlepage@restore\noexpand\relax
}%
\begingroup
\topmargin=\dimexpr \coverpagetopmargin-1in\relax
\IfRTL{%
\evensidemargin=\dimexpr \coverpageleftmargin-1in\relax
\oddsidemargin=\dimexpr \coverpageleftmargin-1in\relax
}{%
\oddsidemargin=\dimexpr \coverpageleftmargin-1in\relax
\evensidemargin=\dimexpr \coverpageleftmargin-1in\relax
}%
\textwidth=\dimexpr
\paperwidth-\coverpageleftmargin-\coverpagerightmargin\relax
\textheight=\dimexpr
\paperheight-\coverpagetopmargin-\coverpagebottommargin\relax
\headheight=0pt
\headsep=0pt
\footskip=\baselineskip
\@colht=\textheight
\@colroom=\textheight
\vsize=\textheight
\columnwidth=\textwidth
\hsize=\columnwidth
\linewidth=\hsize
\else
\let\titlepage@restore\relax
\fi
\let\footnotesize\small
\let\right@footnoterule\relax
\let\left@footnoterule\relax
\let\textwidth@footnoterule\relax
\let\footnote\thanks
\let\LTRfootnote\LTRthanks
\let\RTLfootnote\RTLthanks
\renewcommand*\thefootnote{\@fnsymbol\c@footnote}%
\let\@oldmakefnmark\@makefnmark
\renewcommand*{\@makefnmark}{\rlap\@oldmakefnmark}%
\ifx\@extratitle\@empty
\ifx\@frontispiece\@empty
\else
\if@twoside\mbox{}\next@tpage\fi
\noindent\@frontispiece\next@tdpage
\fi
\else
\noindent\@extratitle
\ifx\@frontispiece\@empty
\else
\next@tpage
\noindent\@frontispiece
\fi
\next@tdpage
\fi
\setparsizes{\z@}{\z@}{\z@\@plus 1fil}\par@updaterelative
\ifx\@titlehead\@empty \else
\begin{minipage}[t]{\textwidth}%
\usekomafont{titlehead}{\@titlehead\par}%
\end{minipage}\par
\fi
\null\vfill
\begin{center}
\ifx\@subject\@empty \else
{\usekomafont{subject}{\@subject\par}}%
\vskip 3em
\fi
{\usekomafont{title}{\huge \@title\par}}%
\vskip 1em
{\ifx\@subtitle\@empty\else\usekomafont{subtitle}{\@subtitle\par}\fi}%
\vskip 2em
{%
\usekomafont{author}{%
\lineskip 0.75em
\begin{tabular}[t]{c}
\@author
\end{tabular}\par
}%
}%
\vskip 1.5em
{\usekomafont{date}{\@date \par}}%
\vskip \z@ \@plus3fill
{\usekomafont{publishers}{\@publishers \par}}%
\vskip 3em
\end{center}\par
\@thanks\global\let\@thanks\@empty
\vfill\null
\if@twoside
\@tempswatrue
\expandafter\ifnum \@nameuse{scr@[email protected]}>\scr@compatibility\relax
\else
\ifx\@uppertitleback\@empty\ifx\@lowertitleback\@empty
\@tempswafalse
\fi\fi
\fi
\if@tempswa
\next@tpage
\begin{minipage}[t]{\textwidth}
\@uppertitleback
\end{minipage}\par
\vfill
\begin{minipage}[b]{\textwidth}
\@lowertitleback
\end{minipage}\par
\@thanks\global\let\@thanks\@empty
\fi
\else
\ifx\@uppertitleback\@empty\else
\ClassWarning{\KOMAClassName}{%
non empty \string\uppertitleback\space ignored
by \string\maketitle\MessageBreak
in `twoside=false' mode%
}%
\fi
\ifx\@lowertitleback\@empty\else
\ClassWarning{\KOMAClassName}{%
non empty \string\lowertitleback\space ignored
by \string\maketitle\MessageBreak
in `twoside=false' mode%
}%
\fi
\fi
\ifx\@dedication\@empty
\else
\next@tdpage\null\vfill
{\centering\usekomafont{dedication}{\@dedication \par}}%
\vskip \z@ \@plus3fill
\@thanks\global\let\@thanks\@empty
\cleardoubleemptypage
\fi
\ifx\titlepage@restore\relax\else\clearpage\titlepage@restore\fi
\end{titlepage}
\else
\par
\@tempcnta=%
#1%
\relax\ifnum\@tempcnta=1\else
\ClassWarning{\KOMAClassName}{%
Optional argument of \string\maketitle\space ignored\MessageBreak
in `titlepage=false' mode%
}%
\fi
\ifx\@uppertitleback\@empty\else
\ClassWarning{\KOMAClassName}{%
non empty \string\uppertitleback\space ignored
by \string\maketitle\MessageBreak
in `titlepage=false' mode%
}%
\fi
\ifx\@lowertitleback\@empty\else
\ClassWarning{\KOMAClassName}{%
non empty \string\lowertitleback\space ignored
by \string\maketitle\MessageBreak
in `titlepage=false' mode%
}%
\fi
\begingroup
\let\titlepage@restore\relax
\renewcommand*\thefootnote{\@fnsymbol\c@footnote}%
\let\@oldmakefnmark\@makefnmark
\renewcommand*{\@makefnmark}{\rlap\@oldmakefnmark}%
\next@tdpage
\if@twocolumn
\ifnum \col@number=\@ne
\ifx\@extratitle\@empty
\ifx\@frontispiece\@empty\else\if@twoside\mbox{}\fi\fi
\else
\@makeextratitle
\fi
\ifx\@frontispiece\@empty
\ifx\@extratitle\@empty\else\next@tdpage\fi
\else
\next@tpage
\@makefrontispiece
\next@tdpage
\fi
\@maketitle
\else
\ifx\@extratitle\@empty
\ifx\@frontispiece\@empty\else\if@twoside\mbox{}\fi\fi
\else
\twocolumn[\@makeextratitle]%
\fi
\ifx\@frontispiece\@empty
\ifx\@extratitle\@empty\else\next@tdpage\fi
\else
\next@tpage
\twocolumn[\@makefrontispiece]%
\next@tdpage
\fi
\twocolumn[\@maketitle]%
\fi
\else
\ifx\@extratitle\@empty
\ifx\@frontispiece\@empty\else \mbox{}\fi
\else
\@makeextratitle
\fi
\ifx\@frontispiece\@empty
\ifx\@extratitle\@empty\else\next@tdpage\fi
\else
\next@tpage
\@makefrontispiece
\next@tdpage
\fi
\@maketitle
\fi
\ifx\titlepagestyle\@empty\else\thispagestyle{\titlepagestyle}\fi
\@thanks\global\let\@thanks\@empty
\endgroup
\fi
\setcounter{footnote}{0}%
\expandafter\ifnum \csname scr@[email protected]\endcsname>\scr@compatibility\relax
\let\thanks\relax
\let\LTRthanks\relax
\let\RTLthanks\relax
\let\maketitle\relax
\let\@maketitle\relax
\global\let\@thanks\@empty
\global\let\@author\@empty
\global\let\@date\@empty
\global\let\@title\@empty
\global\let\@subtitle\@empty
\global\let\@extratitle\@empty
\global\let\@frontispiece\@empty
\global\let\@titlehead\@empty
\global\let\@subject\@empty
\global\let\@publishers\@empty
\global\let\@uppertitleback\@empty
\global\let\@lowertitleback\@empty
\global\let\@dedication\@empty
\global\let\author\relax
\global\let\title\relax
\global\let\extratitle\relax
\global\let\titlehead\relax
\global\let\subject\relax
\global\let\publishers\relax
\global\let\uppertitleback\relax
\global\let\lowertitleback\relax
\global\let\dedication\relax
\global\let\date\relax
\fi
\global\let\and\relax
}%
\CheckCommand*{\@maketitle}{%
\clearpage
\let\footnote\thanks
\let\LTRfootnote\LTRthanks
\let\RTLfootnote\RTLthanks
\ifx\@extratitle\@empty \else
\noindent\@extratitle \next@tpage \if@twoside \null\next@tpage \fi
\fi
\setparsizes{\z@}{\z@}{\z@\@plus 1fil}\par@updaterelative
\ifx\@titlehead\@empty \else
\begin{minipage}[t]{\textwidth}
\@titlehead
\end{minipage}\par
\fi
\null
\vskip 2em%
\begin{center}%
\ifx\@subject\@empty \else
{\subject@font \@subject \par}
\vskip 1.5em
\fi
{\titlefont\huge \@title \par}%
\vskip .5em
{\ifx\@subtitle\@empty\else\usekomafont{subtitle}\@subtitle\par\fi}%
\vskip 1em
{\Large
\lineskip .5em%
\begin{tabular}[t]{c}
\@author
\end{tabular}\par
}%
\vskip 1em%
{\Large \@date \par}%
\vskip \z@ \@plus 1em
{\Large \@publishers \par}
\ifx\@dedication\@empty \else
\vskip 2em
{\Large \@dedication \par}
\fi
\end{center}%
\par
\vskip 2em
}
\renewcommand*{\@maketitle}{%
\global\@topnum=\z@
\setparsizes{\z@}{\z@}{\z@\@plus 1fil}\par@updaterelative
\ifx\@titlehead\@empty \else
\begin{minipage}[t]{\textwidth}
\usekomafont{titlehead}{\@titlehead\par}%
\end{minipage}\par
\fi
\null
\vskip 2em%
\begin{center}%
\ifx\@subject\@empty \else
{\usekomafont{subject}{\@subject \par}}%
\vskip 1.5em
\fi
{\usekomafont{title}{\huge \@title \par}}%
\vskip .5em
{\ifx\@subtitle\@empty\else\usekomafont{subtitle}\@subtitle\par\fi}%
\vskip 1em
{%
\usekomafont{author}{%
\lineskip .5em%
\begin{tabular}[t]{c}
\@author
\end{tabular}\par
}%
}%
\vskip 1em%
{\usekomafont{date}{\@date \par}}%
\vskip \z@ \@plus 1em
{\usekomafont{publishers}{\@publishers \par}}%
\ifx\@dedication\@empty \else
\vskip 2em
{\usekomafont{dedication}{\@dedication \par}}%
\fi
\end{center}%
\par
\vskip 2em
}%
MWE:
\documentclass{scrbook}
\KOMAoptions{twoside=false}
\usepackage{bidi}
\usepackage{scrbook-bidi-maketitle-fix}
\title{Title}
\author{Author\thanks{Additional information}}
\dedication{%
Text,\thanks{First footnote}\\
more text\thanks{Second footnote}
}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
Text \footnote{\KOMAScriptVersion}
\end{document}
Result:

Your example (I have replaced an outdated option by fontsize=14pt
):
\documentclass[%a4paper,pagesize,% default
openany,
fontsize=14pt,% <- syntax changed!
parskip=never
]{scrbook}
\KOMAoptions{twoside=false}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{fontspec, newunicodechar}
\newfontfamily\Nhebrew{Noto Serif Hebrew}
\usepackage{bidi}
\usepackage{scrbook-bidi-maketitle-fix}
\title{Why can't I put a footnote on dedication page}
\author{Help me please}
\dedication{{\small Hello \\
I want to put a footnote but it just turns into an asterisk\footnote{Why is this happening to me!?}%
\par% <- use \par here!
}
And there's no footnote! But if I stop loading \texttt{bidi} package, it appears. What can I do if I want to use \texttt{bidi}??
\begin{RTL}
{\Nhebrew
בבקשה תעזור לי
}\end{RTL}
\footnote{please}
}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\addchap{Introduction}
\lipsum
\section{Two}
\lipsum
\addchap{Example}
\lipsum
\addchap{Hello}
\lipsum
\end{document}
Result:

\dedication
is part of the title pages. Therefore you get an asterisk, ifbidi
is not used.bidi
redefines\maketitle
etc. It seems that in these redefinitions something goes wrong. Maybe you can define a dedication page outside of\maketitle
(not using\dedication
).bidi
bug and not just me doing something wrong. I reported it on Github.