LaTeX Combined hyper reference and footnote lacks verbatim argument behaviour

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Getting those %#!^& signs in the footnote!

Here's my first version of a clever command for URL-footnotes. It combines pdftex's hyperlink behaviour with a \footnote displaying the URL.

\usepackage[pdftex]{hyperref}
\newcommand{\hrefn}[2]{\href{#1}{#2}\footnote{See {\tt #1}}} %HyperRef and Footnote in one

However it doesn't treat the input as verbatim as \href does. How do I prevent my command \hrefn from treating characters such as # and ~ as special control characters? I already \usepackage{underscore} so _ are not a problem.

/Nordlöw

Put a \ in front of the character you want to be preserved. – alexyorke Apr 12 '11 at 10:34 — alexyorke, Apr 12 '11 at 10:34

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '11 at 10:37

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The url package has a command \urldef which allows you to define robust verbatim URLs that can be used in footnotes.

Also, since you’re using LaTeX, you shouldn’t be using \tt – use \ttfamily or \texttt instead.

answered Apr 12 '11 at 10:37

Konrad Rudolph

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LaTeX Combined hyper reference and footnote lacks verbatim argument behaviour

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