4 Replies Latest reply: Nov 11, 2014 10:10 AM by Beth3141 RSS

    Autonumbering figures off in 2 chapters of book. What should I look for?

    Beth3141 Community Member
    Beth3141 Nov 10, 2014 9:55 AM

      Using FM 11. I have a nine-chapter book. The first figure is in Chapter 2; that chapter has only 1 figure. I am using the paragraph tag F:Figure\ <n+>. The figure labels are in text boxes inside the anchored frame with the graphic, but not grouped with the graphic. All the figures are auto-numbering correctly with the following exceptions:

       

      Chapter 3, restarts numbering. First figure should be 2, but it restarts with Figure 1. An easy work around: I entered n=2 on the first figure in the chapter. That corrects all of the figure numbering through Chapter 7 which ends with Figure 55.

       

      Chapter 8 restarts with Figure 1. It should be Figure 55. Chapter 8 has 26 figures.

       

      Chapter 9 is totally off: starts with Figure 47. The 3 figures in the chapter are numbered 47, 48 and 49.

       

      I have checked and double checked the formatting and have one chapter that I use as the "master" chapter – 6 because it has both tables and figures. I have imported the formats from the master chapter (6) to all other chapters. The chapter, pages and tables number correctly through the entire book. The first table is in Chapter 1, the last in Chapter 9.

       

      Where should I look to see what is different in Chapters 8 and 9 and possibly 1? If anyone can point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

        • 1. Re: Autonumbering figures off in 2 chapters of book. What should I look for?
          Error7103 Community Member
          Error7103 Nov 10, 2014 10:51 AM (in response to Beth3141)

          Check Document Numbering properties for the resetting component file, both in the file itself, and in the Book. Chances are one or both are set to restart para numbering.

           

          Another possibility is that some other autonumbered format is resetting counter F.

          • 2. Re: Autonumbering figures off in 2 chapters of book. What should I look for?
            Beth3141 Community Member
            Beth3141 Nov 10, 2014 12:08 PM (in response to Error7103)

            I've done that many times. Pages i-v are the front matter (2 pages) and the TOC (3 pages). Then all numbering starts at 1 with Chapter 1. After Chapter 1 all book component files and each individual file are set to continue numbering, i.e. all chapters, pages, paragraphs and footnotes, from the previous chapter.

             

            With all of the book files open, I used the book pane to set the numbering in each component file (went to each tab including footnote and set the numbering to continue numbering from the previous file for all chapters following chapter 1). For each individual file, I did the same thing within the window of the open file. Then I update the book.

             

            Possibly another autonumbered format is resetting counter F, but all of the files use the same formatting. It's also odd that Chapter 8 starts figure renumbering from 1 and Chapter 9 starts figure numbering at 47.

             

            Ready to jump off deep end.

            • 3. Re: Autonumbering figures off in 2 chapters of book. What should I look for?
              Error7103 Community Member
              Error7103 Nov 10, 2014 1:26 PM (in response to Beth3141)

              Save the files as MIF and grep for "F:".

               

              I just did that for a new book based on an old book, and lo, it has an override format that resets F: to 1, that's a default para format for a Table format. Create one of those tables, get an empty para that resets F:, in our case possibly flowed out out sight at the bottom of an anchored frame. Yep; hard to find.

              Most are, as intended:
              <PgfNumFormat `F:Figure\x11 <n+\>'>

              One is:

              <PgfNumFormat `F:Figure <n=1\>'>

               

              I haven't checked lately, but I seem to recall that paras used on Reference pages might also be able to mess with counters.

              • 4. Re: Autonumbering figures off in 2 chapters of book. What should I look for?
                Beth3141 Community Member
                Beth3141 Nov 11, 2014 10:10 AM (in response to Error7103)

                Thank you for the replies. My problem was the layouts in Chapters 8 and 9 overrode the master pages. Once I removed the overrides, I was able to correctly format the pages. That numbering is now fixed.

                 

                I have also discovered, as you mentioned, that an autonumbered list is interfering with the Table footnote autonumbering. Now trying to fix that.

                 

                Ya just gotta love all the help the manual gives