Pgf numbering strangeness

[Fred Ridder]

David's suggestion is accurate, but sadly irrelevant to Cynthia's problem. The chapter numbering properties David refers to only apply if the heading numbering uses the $chapnum system variable. The numbering scheme Cynthia outlines uses the older style of numbering that uses autonumber counters for all digits in the section numbers rather than using $chapnum for the first digit. 
 
What Cynthia needs to look for is rogue paragraphs that increment the first counter in the "S:" numbering series, possibly without actually displaying any numbering in the text of the document. Unfortunately, that process can be extremely tedious, particularly if there are a lot of paragraph styles in the catalog or if there are a lot of paragraphs that have overrides since the numbering properties of each of these has to be examined individually. All of which is an additional good reason for using the $chapnum variable rather than a counter for the top-level numbering. Of course, that presupposes that every top-level section is contained in a separate file, because the $chapnum variable can only have a single value in any given file; the variable con only increment from one book component file to the next.
 
-Fred Ridder
 
> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:59:03 -0700
> From: dspreadb at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: Pgf numbering strangeness
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com; cynthia.milton at serco.com
> 
> Cynthia,
> Is the book numbering set the same for all chapters, except chapter 1?
> Chapter 1 should have the chapter numbering set to start at 1.
> All other it should be "Continue Numbering from Previous File in Book".
> 
> --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Milton, Cynthia <cynthia.milton at serco.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Milton, Cynthia <cynthia.milton at serco.com>
> Subject: Pgf numbering strangeness
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 5:36 AM
> 
> 
> Classification: SERCO-PUBLIC
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> Run out of brick walls.
> 
> 
> 
> FM9 p255, XP SP3
> 
> 
> 
> Single-file doc with four Sections. Sections and sub-sections numbered
> 1, 1.1, 1.1.1 etc.
> 
> 
> 
> Pgf numbering formats:
> 
> 
> 
> Heading1 S:<n+>.< =0>< =0>< =0>
> 
> Heading2 S:<n>.<n+>< =0>< =0>
> 
> Heading3 S:<n>.<n>.<n+>< =0>
> 
> 
> 
> But I'm getting Sections 1 and 2 (with subsections), then 5 and 6 (which
> should be 3 and 4). I've checked for anything hidden - nada.  Pix and
> tables are numbered with F:<n+> and T:<n+> respectively so shouldn't be
> affecting anything.
> 
> 
> 
> Going bonkers. Any bright ideas please?
> 
> 
> 
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