XeTeX ⇒ polyglossia | Section Numbering Style for Russian

[dinya]

Hello all.

I use polyglossia

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\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setdefaultlanguage[spelling=modern]{russian}

I have to remove dots after section number. The only way I found is to edit gloss-russian.ldf
from

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\def\postsection{.\@aftersepkern}%

to

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\def\postsection{\@aftersepkern}%

Direct redefinition in preheader doesn't work.

How to change view in proper way?

Thanks in advance,
Denis.

[localghost]

For an adequate problem description and in order to avoid guesses and random shots please prepare a minimal example that contains all necessary but only relevant information in form of code.


Thorsten

[dinya]

Document code:

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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{polyglossia} 
\setmainfont{XITS}
\setdefaultlanguage[spelling=modern]{russian}

\begin{document}
\section{Unicode support}
 
\subsection{English}
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

\subsubsection{English 2}
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
 
\subsection{Íslenska}
Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum.
 
\subsection{Русский}  
Все люди рождаются свободными и равными в своем достоинстве и 
правах.
 
\end{document}

First compilation (without changing gloss-russian.ldf from polyglossia package)

bad.png (44.69 KiB) Viewed 9373 times

Then change gloss-russian.ldf: replace

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\def\postsection{.\@aftersepkern}%

with

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\def\postsection{\@aftersepkern}%

Result:

good.png (38.54 KiB) Viewed 9373 times

[localghost]

Without any modification to »gloss-russian.ldf« you can let the periods in the heading numbers disappear. But the necessary redefinitions have to be delayed until the document begins. Add these lines to the document preamble.

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\AtBeginDocument{%
  \def\postsection{\@aftersepkern}%
  \def\postsubsection{\@aftersepkern}%
  \def\postsubsubsection{\@aftersepkern}%
  \def\postparagraph{\@aftersepkern}%
  \def\postsubparagraph{\@aftersepkern}%
}

For classes with chapters you have to add the corresponding redefinition according to »gloss-russian.ldf«. Commands like \AtBeginDocument are introduced in »LaTeX2e for class and package writers.«.

The following way of redefinition does not work in the preamble!
[code]\makeatletter
\def\postsection{\@aftersepkern}%
\def\postsubsection{\@aftersepkern}%
\def\postsubsubsection{\@aftersepkern}%
\def\postparagraph{\@aftersepkern}%
\def\postsubparagraph{\@aftersepkern}%
\makeatother[/code]
But it works within the document.

And by the way, we appreciate it very much if you exclusively attach necessary stuff (files, pictures, …) by upload to the forum server.

[dinya]

Thanks a lot!