WfW2: Custom automatic outline numbers and refering to them, how?

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2 total messages Started by Aart de Vos Fri, 10 Sep 1993 09:29

#4101

Author: Aart de Vos
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 09:29

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    I am not satisfied with the default set of automatic outline
    numbering that WfW2 offers (legal & outline field codes). I would
    like to number my outline as:

    1 Title (level 1)

    1.1 Title (level 2)

    1.1.1 Title (level 3)

    2 Title (level 1) 

    etc.

    I know this can be done via the 'learn by example' outline
    numbering. However, that excludes refering to outline numbers by
    means of bookmarks: every time I update my paragraphs in outline
    view, bookmarks are deleted and I am left with REF fieldcodes in
    error... 

    My wish is: automatic outline numbering in the way I want it and the
    ability to refer to these outline numbers.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks,

    Aart de Vos

The Answer (was: WfW2: Custom automatic outline numbers and refering to them, how?

#4102

Author: Vos A.de
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 14:40

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Aart de Vos (devosa@research.ptt.nl) writes:
>    I am not satisfied with the default set of automatic outline
>    numbering that WfW2 offers (legal & outline field codes). I would
>    like to number my outline as:
>
>    1 Title (level 1)
>
>    1.1 Title (level 2)
>
>    1.1.1 Title (level 3)
>
>    2 Title (level 1) 
>
>    etc.
>
>    I know this can be done via the 'learn by example' outline
>    numbering. However, that excludes refering to outline numbers by
>    means of bookmarks: every time I update my paragraphs in outline
>    view, bookmarks are deleted and I am left with REF fieldcodes in
>    error... 
>
>    My wish is: automatic outline numbering in the way I want it and the
>    ability to refer to these outline numbers.
>
>    Any suggestions?

I think I already received the best solution by mail:

Doug Maddox (maddox@nadc.nadc.navy.mil) suggests the use of the SEQ
fields. He writes:

> You can suppress the incrementing of the seq by using the /c parameter, so the
> next sub paragraph would be:
>
> {seq section /c}.{seq parag /c}.{seq subpg} Blah, blah, blah...
> 
> There are also parameters to suppress displays and others.  Check the manual.
>
> One hint,  when referencing a {seq} in a bookmark, lock the field first or it
> will get updated twice.

To me this solution seems fairly straighforward, thanks Doug!

Aart

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