Page Layout ⇒ Remove Chapter Prefix from Foreword and Afterword Headers

[Johannes_B]

I was thinking about your problem and finally I really understood what you want.
Please be aware of the differences between foreword, preface, and introduction.

I've been asking google and found this: Creating unnumbered chapters/sections (plus adding them to the ToC and/or header).

Please take a look at it, read it, understand it, test it, be satisfied and then post a minimal working example containing the solution.

[AleCes]

I was thinking about your problem and finally I really understood what you want.
Please be aware of the differences between foreword, preface, and introduction.

Oops... for me they're all the same

I've been asking google and found this: Creating unnumbered chapters/sections (plus adding them to the ToC and/or header).

Please take a look at it, read it, understand it, test it, be satisfied and then post a minimal working example containing the solution.

Making the foreword/afterword unnumbered is of no use to me, because I do want them to be added to the table of contents. Instead, \markboth is what I need. So:

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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 
 
    \chapter{Foreword}
   
    \markboth{FOREWORD}{} % Right pages left without header because there are no sections

    \mainmatter

    \chapter{Bees}

    \chapter{Wasps}

    \chapter{Flies}

    \chapter{Mosquitoes}

    \chapter{Butterflies}

    \chapter{Hornets}

    \chapter{Midges}

    \backmatter

    \chapter{Afterword}

    \markboth{AFTERWORD}{} % Right pages left without header because there are no sections

    \end{document}

One problem could arise from the need of having sections in the headers, which I currently don't need. Should I use \markright manually for every section?

Thank you anyway for your essential advice.

[Johannes_B]

Should I use \markright manually for every section?

.

No, I don't think so. Just give it a try.

[AleCes]

Should I use \markright manually for every section?

.

No, I don't think so. Just give it a try.

You're right, no need to do so. Thank you very much.