Thank you everybody who reacted to my question. It helped me to look at new possibilities. At the moment I have something working and need to refine it and should be able to do it with a little bit of experimentation. What I have so far is the following:
\newcounter{bep} \setcounter{bep}{0} \newcommand{\bepaling}{\stepcounter{bep}\thebep~} Enjoy your day. Johann -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Johann Spies Windsorlaan 19 | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3201 Pietermaritzburg | | Tel/Faks Nr. +27 331-46-1310 Suid-Afrika (South Africa) | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters, he restoreth my soul...Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever." Psalms 23:1,2,6