Re: [docbook] incrementing item numbers in docbook

[Bob Stayton <bobs@sagehill.net>]

Hi Paul,
This will require customization of templates in certain modes.  In 
general, titles are generated using a template in a mode applied to the 
element like section. That way it can find the title if it is a child of 
section or a child of info.

Numbered titles are generated by applying mode="object.title.markup" to 
the section.  This mode engages the gentext files like common/en.xml to 
look up the appropriate gentext template like

<l:template name="section" text="%n. %t"/>

It fills in %n by applying templates in mode="label.markup" and it fills 
in %t by applying-templates in mode="title.markup".  So you could 
customize the template for section in mode="title.markup" to first 
generate your lab label for sections that are labs, and then add the 
title if you want it.

Autonumbering is done in XSLT using the <xsl:number> instruction, 
setting appropriate attributes for what to count and when to reset the 
number sequence.

Ask if you need more help with the details.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
bobs@sagehill.net

On 1/13/2018 6:17 PM, Paul Faulstich wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am creating a modular document with chapters and sections. Some of the 
> sections are labs.  I'm hoping to auto-number the labs, so I end up with 
> something like this:
>
> Book
> * Chapter 1
> ** Section 1
> ** Section 2: Lab 1.1
> ** Section 3
> ** Section 4: Lab 1.2
> ** Section 5: Lab 1.3
> * Chapter 2
> ** Section 1
> ** Section 2: Lab 2.1
> ** Section 3: Lab 2.2
>
> etc.
>
> How do I autonumber the Lab titles?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Paul