On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 03:57:17PM +0200, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> >>>>> "Jean-Marc" == Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Jean-Marc> A typical latex example is
>
> Jean-Marc> \def\thechapter{\arabic{chapter}}
> Jean-Marc> \def\thesection{\thechapter.\arabic{section}}
> Jean-Marc> \def\subsection{\thesection.\arabic{subsection}}
>
> To follow up on my proposal. First, I agree with john that we should
> not uglify layout files, and I'd rather see a syntax like
> $$arabic(section) consistent with what we have elsewhere.
>
> This means that counters definition could look like
>
> Counter
> Name chapter
> String "$$arabic(chapter)"
> End
>
> Counter
> Name section
> Within chapter
> String "$$the(chapter).$$arabic(section)"
> End
That's the wrong place, the 'string' part should go to the layout
definition, not to the counter. It's not uncommon that multiple layouts
share the same counter (Theorem/Corollary) etc.
Anyway.
Would you object to
"\arabic{chapter}"
"\the{chapter}.\arabic{section}"
?
> Here $$the(foo) is the String output of counter foo.
> Of course, this is a bit ugly because I followed closely the latex
> spec. We could also define in the counter whether it should use
> arabic, latin, etc. We will though have a problem with appendices.
With your proposal yes, not with the 'string in layout' scheme as shown
by the patch.
Andre'
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