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https://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html#Feedback Your bug report will be posted to the Org mailing list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ With Emacs -q, in a new org file, set ~org-footnote-define-inline~ to t. With point at the beginning of the line invoke =M-x org-footnote-new=. As implied in the syntax spec, inline and anonymous footnotes are permitted to occur on an unindented line (unlike a footnote reference). Given that, the expectation with the above settings is for org-footnote-new to insert an inlined footnote at point (which is at the beginning of a line). However, what's observed is a user-error "Cannot insert a footnote here" when point is at the beginning of a line. Additionally, and seemingly related, fontlocking for unindented anonymous and inlined footnotes is also broken. This can be observed via emacs -q and opening a file with the following contents: #+begin_example ** 9.7.11, 9.6.15 [fn::This footnote has not fontlocking.] [fn:1:This doesn't fontlock either.] [fn::Fontlocking works in this footnote.] #+end_example Also broken are commands like =M-x org-footnote-new= (even when ). The reason seems to be =(bolp)= in the definition of =org-footnote--allow-reference-p=. Emacs : GNU Emacs 29.4 (build 2, x86_64-suse-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.43, cairo version 1.18.2) Package: Org mode version 9.7.11 (9.7.11-6a5d0e @ /home/user/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.7.11/)