General ⇒ Chapter's title

[n070161]

Hello,

I'm modifying the \chapter command in order to get (when a new chapter starts) something like this:

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With some help from the frame.tss file of the titlesec package I got some almost perfect results, but I can't get the number (\thechapter) centered below the name (\chaptername)

Do someone have and idea of how can I do it?

Thank you!

[frabjous]

Why don't you show us what code you have so far, so we can possibly suggest revisions?

[n070161]

That's right, sorry.

*Edited*
There's the code that I'm using (from frame.tss):

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  \gdef\ttlh@frame#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8{%
  \def\ttl@filleft##1{\hfill}%
  \def\ttl@filright##1{\hfill}%
  \gdef\ttl@makeline##1{%
    \ttl@calc\hspace{#6}##1\ttl@calc\hspace{#7}}%
  \interlinepenalty\@M
  \ttl@changecentercr
  #1\ifhmode\ttl@hmode@error\fi
  \parindent\z@
  \leavevmode
  \@tempdima\fboxrule
  \addtolength\@tempdima{#3}%
  \setlength\leftskip{#6}%
  \setlength\rightskip{#7}%
  \lower\@tempdima\hbox{%
    \everypar{}%
    \setbox\z@\hbox{#2}%  
    \addtolength\hsize{-#6}%
    \addtolength\hsize{-#7}%
    \@tempdima\dp\z@ %  2002/3/22
    \advance\@tempdima.5\ht\z@
    \vbox{%
        \hbox to \hsize{%
          \leaders\hrule\@height\fboxrule\ttl@filleft{#3}%
          \ifttl@label\lower.5\ht\z@\box\z@\fi
          \leaders\hrule\@height\fboxrule\ttl@filright{#3}}%
        \vskip-\lineskip
        \ifttl@label\vskip-\@tempdima\fi
        \hbox{%
          \vrule\@width\fboxrule
          \kern-\fboxrule
          \vbox{%
             \ttl@calc\vspace{#3}%
             \leavevmode
	         \addtolength\leftskip {#3}\addtolength\leftskip{-#6}%
	         \addtolength\rightskip{#3}\addtolength\rightskip{-#7}%
	         \strut#4{#8}\kern\z@\strut\@@par
             \ttl@calc\vspace{#3}}%
          \kern-\fboxrule
          \vrule\@width\fboxrule}%
       \hrule\@height\fboxrule}}%
	   \@@par\nobreak#5\@@par}

The lane where \chaptername is printed is:
\setbox\z@\hbox{#2}%
and I would like to print \thechapter just below (and centered with "CHAPTER").

I hope I'm being clear, because my level of english and my level of LaTeX aren't as high as I want...

[localghost]

Don't think so complicated. Just use the example on top of page 23 in the titlesec manual and adapt it to chapters.


Thorsten

[n070161]

First of all, sorry for the 'troubled' post (the external links and the code fragment).

I tried what you suggest, but I can't find the way of printing the number (\thechapter) below the name (\chaptername), so that's why I want to modify the underlying code, because the titlesec's default options aren't as flexible as I need

Thank you again.

[frabjous]

I guess I also think it's easiest to stick with titlesec and make use of some tricks to get the flexibility you want. E.g., to set the chapter number centered underneath the word "Chapter", you could use the \underset command of amsmath or similar.

This is just a rough approximation; tweak as needed.

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\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{xcolor,titlesec,amsmath}
\setlength{\fboxrule}{7\fboxrule}   
\titleformat{\chapter}[frame]
{\normalfont\color{cyan}}
{\filright
    \enspace \textcolor{black}{$\underset{\textsf{\Huge\thechapter}}{\textsf{CHAPTER}}$} \enspace}
{8pt}
{\filleft\LARGE\sffamily\color{black}}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Chapter's title}

Hello world.

\end{document}

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[localghost]

Based on the solution of frabjous, here's another idea that works with a \parbox. The output is attached.

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\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage[x11names]{xcolor}

\newlength{\chpnamewidth}
\settowidth{\chpnamewidth}{\MakeUppercase{\chaptername}}

\setlength{\fboxrule}{7\fboxrule}   

\titleformat{\chapter}[frame]
{\normalfont\color{cyan}}
{\filright
    \enspace\textcolor{black}{\raisebox{1ex}{\parbox[t]{\chpnamewidth}{\centering\MakeUppercase{\chaptername}\\[-1ex] \Huge\thechapter}}}\enspace}
{8pt}
{\filleft\LARGE\sffamily\color{black}}


\begin{document}
  \chapter{Chapter's title}
    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
\end{document}

[n070161]

Thank you very much both solutions worked for me

Really thank you