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Tables below footnotes, is this a good output routine algorithm or a bug?

Whenever a page contains a figure which is set to be placed at the bottom of the page, and the page also contains a footnote, the figure ends up below the footnote. I don't like this appearance; it looks odd and gives a feel that the figure belongs to the footnote instead of the main text.

How do I fix so that the footnote stays at the bottom of the page, and the figure is placed on top of it, even when its positioning marker is set to b? Here is a minimal example:

\documentclass[a4paper, 11pt]{article}

\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[b]
  \begin{tikzpicture}
    \node [%
      draw,
      rectangle,
      fill=black,
      minimum size=5mm,
    ] {};
  \end{tikzpicture}
\end{figure}

\lipsum[5] more\footnote{Bla bla bla bla bla}
\end{document}

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(Yes, my drawing skills are awesome.) =)

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    This is a behavior I personally like. However, \usepackage[bottom]{footmisc} is what you are looking for. But probably it's best to avoid bottom floats where footnotes are used. – egreg Jan 05 '12 at 10:04
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    Also look at this post http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/32951/tables-below-footnotes-is-this-a-good-output-routine-algorithm-or-a-bug – yannisl Jan 05 '12 at 10:05
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    Actually, this question is exhibit A for the (potential) usefulness of tags. You (quite correctly) choose the tags [tag:floats], [tag:positioning], and [tag:footnotes]. Well ... there's only one other question featuring all these tags, and it's the question Yiannis linked to. – lockstep Jan 05 '12 at 10:10
  • @lockstep: I did a text search for "float footnote" and "figure footnote", but I didn't consider doing a tag search. I'll remember that till next time. =) This question can be closed, then. – gablin Jan 05 '12 at 10:24

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