Page Layout ⇒ Book: Long title in CONTENTS but short title in HEADER

[bierholen]

Hi,

The title of one of my book chapters is too long to be displayed correctly in the RUNNING HEADER. I know that I can add a short title by doing

\chapter[Short title]{Long title}

Then, however, the short title also appears in the TABLE OF CONTENTS where I would like the long title to be displayed. Therefore, I'm simply looking for a way to have the short title in the RUNNING HEADER but the long title in the TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Does anybody have an idea how to solve this easily?

Thanks!

pdfTEX-1.40.3
book class

[phi]

you have to redefine an internal macro:

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\def\@chapter[#1]#2{\ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne
                       \if@mainmatter
                         \refstepcounter{chapter}%
                         \typeout{\@chapapp\space\thechapter.}%
                         \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}%
                                   {\protect\numberline{\thechapter}#2}%
                       \else
                         \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#2}%
                       \fi
                    \else
                      \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#2}%
                    \fi
                    \chaptermark{#1}%
                    \addtocontents{lof}{\protect\addvspace{10\p@}}%
                    \addtocontents{lot}{\protect\addvspace{10\p@}}%
                    \if@twocolumn
                      \@topnewpage[\@makechapterhead{#2}]%
                    \else
                      \@makechapterhead{#2}%
                      \@afterheading
                    \fi}

[gmedina]

Hi,

you could use the fancyhdr package, as the following example suggets:

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\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate some text

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents

\chapter{A chapter with a really relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly relly long title}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[RO,LE]{\MakeUppercase{\chaptername\ \thechapter. A short title}}
\fancyhead[RE,LO]{\thepage}
\lipsum[1-40]

\chapter{Test}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[RO,LE]{\leftmark}
\fancyhead[RE,LO]{\thepage}
\lipsum[1-40]

\end{document}

Please refer to the package User's manual for further information.

[bierholen]

you have to redefine an internal macro:

Thanks phi. That did the trick. Thanks to gmedina as well.

[francois]

Hi,

I'm facing the same problem as "bierholen" and was just wondering if "phi's" marco also works for "sections", and, therefore, whether it would be possible just to replace "chapter" with "section" within that macro. If that works: fine -- if not, does somebody have suggestions on how a macro that allows for short sections in the header and long sections in TOC would have to look like?

Although

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\section[short title]{long title\sectionmark{header}}
\sectionmark{header}

may work fine in a typical bookclass it did not work for me using the option "oneside". While the short title appears on subsequent pages, it does not, however, appear on the first page on which the section initially begins.

One possibility how to circumvent these difficulties can be found @ http://www.developpez.net/forums/d52725 ... titre-long and consists of:

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\newcommand{\mysection}[2]{%
    \sectionmark{#1}%
    \section{#2}%
    \sectionmark{#1}%
    }

Sections that are too long can be redefined by \mysection{short title}{long title}. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
François

[vasil]

a bit too late, but isnt it easier to just manually specify the marks for the problematic chapters, like this:

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\chapter{very long title bla bla bla}
\markboth{very long title}{}

ofc you have to adjust it to the header/footer type you're using, but it doesnt effect the TOC entry at all. in my case it does the trick
and ofc its identical to what gmedina suggested, but you just redefine the mark.