Why is package hyperref killing KOMA-Scripts footnote=multiple option?

Question

I am trying to use KOMA-Scripts footnotes=multiple package option together with the hyperref package, but the multiplefootnoteseparator is disappearing.

\documentclass[footnotes=multiple]{scrreprt}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\deffootnote{1.5em}{1em}{%
    \makebox[1.5em][l]{\thefootnotemark}%
}
\begin{document}
\blindtext\footnote{a}\footnote{b}
\end{document}

If I delete the \usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref} line, the footnoteseperator is shown.

It is also possible to insert the footnoteseperator manually using KOMA-Scripts \multiplefootnoteseparator option while hyperref package is loaded.

Thanks, this is solving the Problem! Isn't there a possibility to use hyperreffootnotes and the seperator together? — katexochen, Apr 12 '20 at 15:37
you can try the fnpct package https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/71015/2388 but I have no idea how well it works. — Ulrike Fischer, Apr 12 '20 at 15:46

katexochen · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-16T16:15:44.530

As @Ulrike Fischer wrote in her comment, the hyperfootnote=false option of the hyperref package is solving the problem. It brings back the \multiplefootnoteseperator at the cost of deactivating hyperreferences for the footnotemarks.

\documentclass[footnotes=multiple]{scrreprt}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[hidelinks, hyperfootnotes=false]{hyperref}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\deffootnote{1.5em}{1em}{%
    \makebox[1.5em][l]{\thefootnotemark}%
}
\begin{document}
\blindtext\footnote{a}\footnote{b}
\end{document}

@Ulrike Fischer also mentioned this question about multiple footnotes and the fnpct package to get a footnoteseperator together with hyperlinked footnotes, but I didn't tried it out.

Edit: I've found this question with similar problem and explanation of the fnpct package solution.

Why is package hyperref killing KOMA-Scripts footnote=multiple option?

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