Text Formatting ⇒ Dot after Number in Heading

[jgaspard]

Hi there!

A short, simple question: how can I add a dot in the section numbering? I have "1.1" and I want to have "1.1."

Thank you very much!

Bye

Jeffrey

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi,

with a KOMA-class you could use the option numbers=enddot, or, in case of older KOMA-classes, pointednumbers.

With LaTeX standard classes you could redefine \thesection or just add a dot by

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\makeatletter
\g@addto@macro\thesection.
\makeatother

Stefan

[jgaspard]

Thank you!

Best regards,

Jeff.

[gmedina]

Hi,

...
With LaTeX standard classes you could redefine \thesection or just add a dot by

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\makeatletter
\g@addto@macro\thesection.
\makeatother

Stefan

But this will produce undesired results in lower sectional units, as the following simple example demonstrates:

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\documentclass{book}

\makeatletter
  \g@addto@macro\thesection.
\makeatother

\setcounter{secnumdepth}{5}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Test chapter}
\section{Test section}
\subsection{Test subsection}
\subsubsection{Test subsubsection}
\paragraph{Test paragraph}
\subparagraph{Test subparagraph}

\end{document}

To avoid this situation, I would prefer a redefinition of all the commands associated to the sectioning counters, as the following example illustrates:

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\documentclass{book}

\renewcommand\thesection{\thechapter.\arabic{section}.}
\renewcommand\thesubsection{\thesection\arabic{subsection}.}
\renewcommand\thesubsubsection{\thesubsection\arabic{subsubsection}.}
\renewcommand\theparagraph{\thesubsubsection\arabic{paragraph}.}
\renewcommand\thesubparagraph{\theparagraph\arabic{subparagraph}.}

\setcounter{secnumdepth}{5}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Test chapter}
\section{Test section}
\subsection{Test subsection}
\subsubsection{Test subsubsection}
\paragraph{Test paragraph}
\subparagraph{Test subparagraph}

\end{document}

[rf]

A short, simple question: how can I add a dot in the section numbering? I have "1.1" and I want to have "1.1."

Us it appropriate to quote the FAQ here? If so, take a look at this.

http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2htm ... =seccntfmt

Otherwise, please ignore that, and accept my apologies.

[krasnal1988]

Hi!

I have small problem with numbering. Of course I use code from this page.

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\def\@seccntformat#1{\csname the#1\endcsname.\quad}
\def\numberline#1{\hb@xt@\@tempdima{#1\if&#1&\else.\fi\hfil}}

In my document I use algorithm environment. Every algorithm has number of section and number of algorithm eg. "Algorithm 3.1". I want add dot after last number eg. "Algorithm 3.1.". If I use

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\renewcommand{\thealgorithm}{\thesection.{\arabic{algorithm}.}}

I'll get what i want, but in list of algorithms i have double dot ("3.1.. Algorithm of...")

How to solve this problem?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi krasnal1988,

welcome to the board!

Generally it would be good to open a new thread for a new question, so more people may read your question. A link to an earlier question would be good of course. This thread is already marked as solved.

I would split the thread later on.

Regarding your problem: numbering and dots may be determined by document class, class options, packages and settings, so it would be good if you would post your complete preamble.

Stefan

[Arezou]

Hi,

I'm new to LaTeX and your question was mine too. Always searching for the shortest and simplest answer, I should tell that Stefan's answer is the shortest one with one small modification.

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\makeatletter
\g@addto@macro\thesubsection.
\makeatother

Now by changing \thesection to \thesubsection you will get the desired result!