// notes2taggedText.jsx 
 
var dc = prompt ('Anzahl zu löschender Zeichen am Anfang einer Fußnote?', 2); 
//var dc = 2; 
var d = app.activeDocument; 
var no_style = d.characterStyles.firstItem(); 
 
for (var i = 0; i < d.stories.length; i++) 
{ 
	for (var f = d.stories.item(i).footnotes.length - 1; f >= 0; f--) 
	{ 
		tag_note( d.stories.item(i).footnotes.item(f) ); 
	} 
} 
 
 
function tag_note(fn) 
{ 
	if (dc > 0 && fn.characters.length > dc) 
	{ 
		fn.characters.itemByRange(0,dc-1).remove(); 
	} 
	fn.insertionPoints.firstItem().appliedCharacterStyle = no_style; 
	fn.insertionPoints.firstItem().contents = '<fnote>'; 
	fn.insertionPoints.lastItem().appliedCharacterStyle = no_style; 
	fn.insertionPoints.lastItem().contents = '</fnote>'; 
	fn.texts.firstItem().move( LocationOptions.AFTER, fn.parent.insertionPoints.item(fn.storyOffset.index + 1) ); 
	fn.remove(); 
}