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PierreJ
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How to have numbered poem titles ?

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That sounds silly, but I can't find a way to number poem titles, like "1. First poem", "2. Second poem", etc., instead of "First poem", "Second poem", etc. Thanks a lot for your help!

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Code, edit and compile here:
% XeLaTeX, manual
\documentclass[twoside,french,10pt]{scrbook}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\usepackage{verse, gmverse}
\begin{document}
\poemtitle{Poem's title}
\begin{verse}
... Poem body ...
\end{verse}
\end{document}
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PierreJ
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How to have numbered poem titles ?

Post by PierreJ »

I've found a way (I should have thought of it right away!).

In the preamble:

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\newcounter{poem}
\setcounter{poem}{0}
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For each poem title, instead of the line "\poemtitle{Some title}", the following two lines:

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\stepcounter{poem}
\poemtitle{\arabic{poem}.\; Some title}
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How to have numbered poem titles ?

Post by Stefan Kottwitz »

Hi Pierre,

great that you were able to solve it! And thanks for telling us about your solution.

Stefan
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