[Tex/LaTex] How to get rid of this footer from the ACM template

acmfootnotesheader-footer

How can I remove the footer as is included in the ACM double column template? I created a screenshot of it: http://cdn.imghack.se/images/223c46062e6b28d6b0d9dc9500bf6098.jpg

A minmal file producing this footer looks like this:

\documentclass{acmtog}

\acmVolume{28}
\acmNumber{4}
\acmYear{2009}
\acmMonth{September}
\acmArticleNum{106}
\acmdoi{10.1145/1559755.1559763}

\begin{document}
\title{a}
\author{a}
\maketitle
\end{document}

When I remove the following lines…

\acmVolume{28}
\acmNumber{4}
\acmYear{2009}
\acmMonth{September}
\acmArticleNum{106}
\acmdoi{10.1145/1559755.1559763}

..then I get errors. I'm a beginner and confused why the template or more precisely the .cls file demands this information. I mean shouldn't it be possible to compile without having an ACM article number for example?

The respective .cls file is from http://www.acm.org/publications/latex_style/ (v2-acmtog.zip)

Best Answer

The acmtog class is not intended to be used without the footer. However, the following works:

\documentclass{acmtog}

% clear acmtog.cls footer settings
\makeatletter
\def\runningfoot{\def\@runningfoot{}}
\def\firstfoot{\def\@firstfoot{}}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\title{a}
\author{a}
\maketitle
\end{document}
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