Footnotes in DocBook require other than the default settings for some features:
[HTMLOptions] ; Footnotes = Jump (HTML default, at end), Embed (between []), ; Inline (XML default), or None Footnotes = Inline ; FootInlineParaTag = tag for beginning and ending inline footnote ; paras FootInlineParaTag = para ; FootInlineIDPrefix = start of ID attr for inline footnotes; rest ; is sequential number starting with 1 at start of file. FootInlineIDPrefix = foot ; UseFootXrefTag = No (HTML default) or Yes (XML default) UseFootXrefTag = Yes ; FootInlineRefTag = tag for xrefs to inline footnotes, uses linkend ; for href attribute, for DocBook FootInlineXrefTag = footnoteref