Re: converting counters

["Patricia M. Godfrey" PriscaMG@xxxxxxxx]

Avrom Fischer wrote:
> Is there anyway when viewing that document in another format such as notepad or word perfect to view
> the number generated rather than the code for the counter without converting the document using a
> program such as word for word or the filters that came with Xywrite.
There was a utility called Hardcode that converted the counters to their
actual numbers. Some people have reported problems with it, but I've
used it successfully. Unfortunately, I don't seem to have a copy on this
system. It you want to try it, I can dig though my backup CDs. It does,
of course, actaully hard code the counters, so if you then move the
paragraphs around, the numbers won't change. So running it should be the
last step before exporting for the last time.
> Also is there anyway to get the counters to generate either letters of the alphabet or roman
> numerals instead of Arabic numbers.
Sure. Use the Define Counter command. I'm assuming you don't have access
to the Command Reference Guide (if you do, it's on pp 4: 100-101). At
the Command Line issue DC 1=I to make your top-level counter roman
numerals. DC 2=A makes the second level capital letters. DC 3=i makes
level 3 lowercase roman numerals. Or you can use this (my favorite) to
get the legal and tech style of decimal counters: DC 1=1.1.1.1 (for
however many levels you want). Here are the commands and their results:
XPLeNCODE v2.0
b-gin [UNTITLED]
{<}DC1=I{>}{<}DC2=A{>}{<}DC3=i{>}[cr|lf]{<}C1{>}[cr|lf]{tab}{
<}C2{>}.[cr|lf]{tab}{tab}{<}C3{>}.[cr|lf][cr|lf]{<}DC0=1.1.1{
{062}}[cr|lf]{<}C0{>}[cr|lf]{<}C1{>}[cr|lf]{<}C2{>}
-nd
XPLeNCODE

Patricia M. Godfrey
> Thanks
>
> Avrom S. Fischer