Page Layout ⇒ Remove Chapter Prefix from Foreword and Afterword Headers

[AleCes]

Hello everybody, in a document like this:

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\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{book}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhead{}
\fancyhead[LE]{\leftmark}
\fancyhead[RO]{\rightmark}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\defaultfontfeatures{Mapping=tex-text}
\setmainfont{Linux Libertine G}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setmainlanguage{english}
\usepackage{xunicode}
\usepackage{xltxtra}
\usepackage{bookmark}

\begin{document}

\frontmatter

\chapter{Foreword}

\mainmatter

\chapter{Bees}

\chapter{Wasps}

\chapter{Flies}

\chapter{Mosquitoes}

\chapter{Butterflies}

\chapter{Hornets}

\chapter{Midges}

\backmatter

\chapter{Afterword}

\end{document}

I want to prevent respectively, the foreword from having CHAPTER 0 on its header and the afterword from having CHAPTER 7 on it, I just want the headers to be respectively: FOREWORD and AFTERWORD, no chapter number written.

Now, I know page 10 of fancyhdr manual speaks about customization but the examples I found aren't what I'm looking for.

Thank you very much.

[mas]

I want to prevent respectively, the foreword from having CHAPTER 0 on its header and the afterword from having CHAPTER 7 on it, I just want the headers to be respectively: FOREWORD and AFTERWORD, no chapter number written.

If I understand correctly, you do not want those chapters numbered. Have you tried

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\chapter*{Foreword}

\chapter*{Afterword}

That should give you the result you are looking for.

[AleCes]

Hi mas, no, that will exclude them from the index, which is not at all the intended result, I want to remove the CHAPTER 0 and CHAPTER 7 from the headers of, respectively, the foreword and the afterword.

[mas]

that will exclude them from the index, which is not at all the intended result,...

Do you mean the table of contents? Index is used for a different list You can try this:

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\chapter*{Foreword}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Foreword}

\chapter*{Afterword}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Afterword}

[AleCes]

that will exclude them from the index, which is not at all the intended result,...

Do you mean the table of contents? Index is used for a different list You can try this:

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\chapter*{Foreword}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Foreword}

\chapter*{Afterword}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Afterword}

This way, Foreword gets into the table of contents, but not into the header, the header reads TABLE OF CONTENTS because it doesn't recognize a new chapter has started.

[Johannes_B]

try \clearpage after the toc.

[AleCes]

try \clearpage after the toc.

No way

[Johannes_B]

Then, please prepare a new Minimal Working example with the proceedings of this thread.

[AleCes]

Then, please prepare a new Minimal Working example with the proceedings of this thread.

Would that be good?

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    \documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{book}
    \usepackage{fancyhdr}
    \pagestyle{fancy}
    \fancyhead{}
    \fancyhead[LE]{\leftmark}
    \fancyhead[RO]{\rightmark}
    \usepackage{fontspec}
    \defaultfontfeatures{Mapping=tex-text}
    \setmainfont{Linux Libertine G}
    \usepackage{polyglossia}
    \setmainlanguage{english}
    \usepackage{xunicode}
    \usepackage{xltxtra}
    \usepackage{bookmark}

    \begin{document}

    \frontmatter
    
    \tableofcontents
    
    \clearpage
    
    \chapter*{Foreword}
    
    \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Foreword}

    \mainmatter

    \chapter{Bees}

    \chapter{Wasps}

    \chapter{Flies}

    \chapter{Mosquitoes}

    \chapter{Butterflies}

    \chapter{Hornets}

    \chapter{Midges}

    \backmatter

    \chapter{Afterword}

    \end{document}

[AleCes]

Bump! Is the minimal example satisfying?