Formatting List of Figures/List of Tables

[Rene Stephenson]

I insert LOT and LOF (lists of tables and figures, respectively) as separate generated .fm files immediately following the TOC, as part of the front matter of the book. If it's an independent generated .fm file, you can either continue the pagination from the previous file in the book or use a completely different numbering format to distinguish  the lists from the rest of the book pagination.

You can format the TitreTableauLOT and LegendeLOF paragraph tags in the reference pages the same way that you would any paragraph format. To get the text on the LOT/LOF to show the Tableau #-n  or Legende #-n, you could type something similar to the following in the reference page:
<$paratext>        <$chapnum>-<$pagenum>

Use tabs to get the desired indentation and alignment/spacing of the page number, just as you would on the reference page of the TOC. If you use the TitreTableauLOT paragraph tag on the aforementioned line of text on the reference page, <$paratext> will display the autonumber plus text contents of the TitreTableau paragraph tag, and <$chapnum>-<$pagenum> will display the chapter by folio page number. 

Hint: if you have problems getting the LOT/LOF to display as you have formatted on the reference page, check the reference pages in the file to be sure that you have only one instance of formatting for each paragraph tag you will be displaying in the LOT/LOF.

HTH...

 
Rene L. Stephenson



----- Original Message ----
From: mathieu jacquet <bobitch at hotmail.com>

When I generate the lists of Tables and Figures, how I am supposed to format the generated TitreTableauLOT and LegendeLOF paragraph tags in the reference pages so that they follow the right numbering?

Also, do you group your lists of tables and figures together with the Table of Contents? If yes, how do you proceed to have them automatically updated at the next book generation?