Independent dynamic numbering for different paragraphs

[HardyW]

I have seen that there has been a discussion about dynamic numbering and cross-referencing but it did not exactly give an answer to my question: is it currently possible to have a dynamic numbering scheme like (without cross-referencing):

Figure 1...

Figure 2...

Formula 1...

Figure 3...

Formula 2...

"Figure x" and "Formula x" have different numbering styles. The numbering styles can be single or multi-level.

[Dave Harris]

Yes. If you set the name of each list, they will be numbered independently. You can use names like "Figures" and "Formulas". Use the same name for all levels. Set Restart numbering to Below Current Level.

[HardyW]

This is what I thought, too, but it is not working light that.

 

 

Test.afpub

[Dave Harris]

If the lists are in different stories you'll also need to check the Global option. If it's not that, maybe post a small example file that doesn't work, so we can see what settings you are using.

[walt.farrell]

4 hours ago, Dave Harris said:

If the lists are in different stories

Stories?

Does that mean Text Frames, or something else? I don't recall seeing that term used/defined for Publisher previously.

[MikeW]

10 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Stories?

Does that mean Text Frames, or something else? I don't recall seeing that term used/defined for Publisher previously.

Text frames contain stories. Text frames linked to each other contain a single story. Individual, non-threaded text frames each contain their own story.

[HardyW]

Hi Dave,

in my previous posting I have attached a (non-working?) example.

 

[Dave Harris]

On 12/18/2018 at 6:12 PM, HardyW said:

This is what I thought, too, but it is not working light that.

 

 

Test.afpub

That file doesn't set the list names. This is the control about 2/3rds of the way down in the Edit Text Style panel, with the Global option right of it.

The list name is different to the name of the text style. Different text styles must have different names, but may use the same list name. This is necessary for multi-level lists, for example.

[HardyW]

Hi Dave,

thanks, a bit confusing.

Your remarks triggered me to ask another question: Why do you actually need the name for multi-level lists? In section "Style" you can set the style for the next level based on the name of the text style?!

[Dave Harris]

You can use lists, and multi-level lists, without using text styles. So the list stuff doesn't know anything about the style names. Similarly the next level stuff just links styles and doesn't place any restrictions on what those styles can do.

You might have Chapter numbers as level 1, then either a bullet list as level 2 or a numbered list as level 2 depending on the list content. In which case you might want the next level style to be the bullet list style.

[cubesquareredux]

On 12/20/2018 at 8:45 AM, Dave Harris said:

list names. This is the control about 2/3rds of the way down in the Edit Text Style panel, with the Global option right of it.

Within the "Bullets and Numbering" section of the "Edit Text Style" panel.

 

On 12/21/2018 at 3:50 AM, Dave Harris said:

So the list stuff doesn't know anything about the style names.

So why is the (list) "Name" control situated within the "Edit Text Style" panel?

[Dave Harris]

52 minutes ago, cubesquareredux said:

So why is the (list) "Name" control situated within the "Edit Text Style" panel?

Because text styles can include lists. The style is a way of applying a list, but the list can also be applied directly from the Paragraph panel.

[cubesquareredux]

18 minutes ago, Dave Harris said:

the list can also be applied directly from the Paragraph panel.

This makes sense to me. Thanks.