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Based on this answer from esdd it is possible to customize the appearance of parnotes globally for a whole document.

However, I would like to customize the parnotes only for single usage in one single table, the rest should remain in standard format.

Minimum Working Example (MWE):

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{parnotes}
\usepackage{tabularx}

\begin{document}
\begin{table}[htbp]
    \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|l|l|l|l|}
        \parnoteclear
        Bla\parnote{First parnote} & Blub\parnote{Second parnote} & Blab\parnote{Third parnote} & Blob\parnote{Fourth parnote}\\
        \end{tabularx}
        \parnotes
\end{table}
\end{document}

Screenshot of the result:

Screenshot of the result

Description of the issue:

How can I edit this command to let the parnotes appear in this style:

A: This is the parnote text

(Alphabetic letters instead of numbers, and these letters written in \normalsize\alph font instead of \textsuperscript)

Update:

Subham Soni mentioned to change the deprecated command to \renewcommand{\parnotefmt}[1]{\normalsize} - thanks! But I still don't know how to change the numbering to \alph and how to write the letters in normal text size?

Dave
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  • I don't know which version of parnotes you are using. I get the following error provided in the parnotes documentation: You can no longer redefine \parnotemarkfmt. Use \theparnotemark and \parnotecusmarkfmt instead – subham soni Mar 30 '19 at 10:01
  • @subhamsoni: Thanks for your comment! But how can I let the parnote symbol appear in normal text size and not as \textsuperscript? – Dave Mar 30 '19 at 11:15

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Using parnotes 2016/08/15 rev. 3

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{parnotes}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\uglyparnote}{% local change
  \def\theparnotemark{\Alph{parnotemark}}%
  \def\parnotecusmarkfmt##1{~##1}%
  \long\def\parnotefmt##1{\normalsize%
                \PN@notes@shape\PN@narrower@optional\noindent ##1}%
  \long\def\PN@parnote@real##1##2{%
    \parnotemark{##1}%
    % Unless this is the first parnote in \PN@text, add a separator first
    \unless\ifx\PN@text\@empty\g@addto@macro\PN@text{\parnoteintercmd}\fi
    % Redefine \@currentlabel to the parnote label, so \label works
    \g@addto@macro\PN@text{\phantomsection\def\@currentlabel{##1}}%
    \g@addto@macro\PN@text{##1:~\nolinebreak\thinspace##2}%
 }}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[htbp]
    \uglyparnote
    \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|l|l|l|l|}
        \parnoteclear
        Bla\parnote{First parnote} & Blub\parnote{Second parnote} & Blab\parnote{Third parnote} & Blob\parnote{Fourth parnote}\\
    \end{tabularx}
    \parnotes
\end{table}
\end{document}

demo

John Kormylo
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  • Thanks a lot! I would also like to write the parnote symbol behind the source position as normal text (no textsuperscript) - would this be possible? In the result it should look like "Bla A". – Dave Mar 30 '19 at 22:58
  • Possible. Are you sure you want to do this? – John Kormylo Mar 31 '19 at 01:45
  • Thank you very much! Yes, I want to do this. :-) The reason is: I have a table with several columns including values. In the last column of this table I want to write some shortcut to an authors name who has published the belonging values. Unfortunately the authors names are too long to put it in the last column, therefore I want to place it below the table as parnotes. I hope this is legitim? :-) – Dave Mar 31 '19 at 09:31
  • There are a number of ways to achieve this effect, such as threeparttable or just \hyperlink and \hypertarget. – John Kormylo Mar 31 '19 at 17:47
  • So you would recommend to not use this modified parnote but better use a different solution like mentioned in your comment? – Dave Mar 31 '19 at 18:08
  • It depends. \tablenotes also look like footnotes. Why do you want to make your footnotes not look like footnotes? – John Kormylo Mar 31 '19 at 18:14
  • The reason is: I want to place the notes directly below the table, not in the footer of the document. Furthermore, I want to display them in alph letters, because the last column will only contain the letters (referring to the belonging author). E.g.: Column 1: Name of property, column 2: Value of property, column 3: Source (= shortcut to authors name). If I would type it as a common parnote, the last column would only contain a textssuperscript 1 instead of a better readable A, B or C in normal text font. I hope you know what I mean. :-) – Dave Mar 31 '19 at 21:10
  • Ah, and furthermore: Usage of threeparttable is way more time consuming because you have to type the note number and then at the end of the table recall it with the same number. While with your parnotes-command you only have to type \parnote{blabla} and it will receive the letter and the correct referencing automatically. – Dave Mar 31 '19 at 21:17