Variable: org-footnote-auto-label
org-footnote-auto-label is a customizable variable defined in
org-footnote.el.gz.
Value
t
Documentation
Non-nil means define automatically new labels for footnotes.
Possible values are:
nil Prompt the user for each label.
t Create unique labels of the form [fn:1], [fn:2], etc.
confirm Like t, but let the user edit the created value.
The label can be removed from the minibuffer to create
an anonymous footnote.
random Automatically generate a unique, random label.
Source Code
;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/org/org-footnote.el.gz
(defcustom org-footnote-auto-label t
"Non-nil means define automatically new labels for footnotes.
Possible values are:
nil Prompt the user for each label.
t Create unique labels of the form [fn:1], [fn:2], etc.
confirm Like t, but let the user edit the created value.
The label can be removed from the minibuffer to create
an anonymous footnote.
random Automatically generate a unique, random label."
:group 'org-footnote
:type '(choice
(const :tag "Prompt for label" nil)
(const :tag "Create automatic [fn:N]" t)
(const :tag "Offer automatic [fn:N] for editing" confirm)
(const :tag "Create a random label" random))
:safe #'symbolp)