Numbered list item picks up from preceding nested list item

[Stacie Knas]

This is great!  I never noticed that "Empty Counter" entry before.  I
followed your procedure, Lester, and it's perfecto!  Thank you so
much.  What a great list.  Thank you all.
--Stacie

On 11/22/05, Lester C. Smalley <lsmalley at infocon.com> wrote:
> You can include the number or letter followed by a colon, you simply
> type the desired text into the EDD as content of the "Autonumber Format"
> element.
>
> However, I believe that you really want instead of designating these
> items as different numbering series (which is what the A: or N: do) you
> should include an EmptyCounter building block (will display as < > )
> before your existing counter.  One empty counter should be used for each
> level of nesting, so a second-level list (first nested list)  has one, a
> third level list has two, etc.
>
> For example:
>
> If level is 1:
>    ...
>  If context is: {first}
>    Numbering properties
>       Autonumber format: <n=1>.\t
>  Else
>    Numbering properties
>       Autonumber format: <n+>.\t
>
>  Else, if level is: 2
>    If context is: ul
>       Numbering properties
>          Autonumber format: \b\t
>    Else
>       If context is: {first}
>          Numbering properties
>             Autonumber format: < ><a=1>.\t
>    Else
>       Numbering properties
>          Autonumber format: < ><a+>.\t
>
> On Tuesday, November 22, 2005 02:57 PM, Stacie Knas wrote:
>
> | Thank you for your kind replies.  As I said, this is my
> | first EDD and there's a lot I don't know so please bear with
> | me.  I set up the numbering in the EDD (I want to minimize
> | the available elements, and instead have the properties
> | governed by where they appear):
> |
> | If level is 1:
> |    ...
> |  If context is: {first}
> |     Numbering properties
> |        Autonumber format: <n=1>.\t
> |  Else
> |     Numbering properties
> |        Autonumber format: <n+>.\t
> |
> |  Else, if level is: 2
> |     If context is: ul
> |        Numbering properties
> |           Autonumber format: \b\t
> |     Else
> |        If context is: {first}
> |           Numbering properties
> |              Autonumber format: <a=1>.\t
> |     Else
> |        Numbering properties
> |           Autonumber format: <a+>.\t
> |
> | There's more to it, of course.  There is no opportunity in
> | the EDD won't let me put in a letter with a colon, n: or a:.
> |  Hope this helps.
> |
> | I'm doing it the EDD way so that no matter where a LI
> | occurs, it will be formatted correctly depending on where it
> | is: numbered, bulleted, first, middle, table (haven't
> | figured that one out yet, had to create a new element and
> | para format), etc.
>
>
> - Lester
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