\thanks{...} causes blank page to be added to beginning of output?? (IEEEtran.cls style file)

[Christian Seberino]

I can add and omit
a blank page from beginning of my postscript file just by adding and omitting
the \thanks section.

*Why does \thanks have this effect???**
(I'm using IEEEtran.cls style file from IEEE)

Here is a small test file that displays this property with IEEEtran.cls....

\documentclass[journal]{IEEEtran}

\begin{document}

\title{Test file.}

\author{Christian~Seberino, Ph.D.\\
\textit{Pythonsoft, 8665 Lake Murray Boulevard Suite 3,
San Diego, California 92119-2843}}

\thanks{Please send correspondence to C. Seberino (Phone: 619-554-4071;
Email: ch...@pythonsoft.com; Internet: www.python.com).}

\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
Hello.

\end{abstract}

\section{Introduction}

This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.
This is a test.

\end{document}

Sincerely,

Chris

[Herbert Voss]

Christian Seberino schrieb:

> \author{Christian~Seberino, Ph.D.\\
> \textit{Pythonsoft, 8665 Lake Murray Boulevard Suite 3,
> San Diego, California 92119-2843}}

\author{name\thanks{blah}}

\author{Christian~Seberino, Ph.D.\thanks{Please send correspondence to
C. Seberino (Phone: 619-554-4071;
Email: ch...@pythonsoft.com; Internet: www.python.com).}\\

\textit{Pythonsoft, 8665 Lake Murray Boulevard Suite 3,
San Diego, California 92119-2843}}

Herbert

[Christian Seberino]

It worked!

Chris

Herbert Voss <Herber...@alumni.TU-Berlin.DE> wrote in message news:<3F4059EF...@alumni.TU-Berlin.DE>...