Re: [xml2rfc] dotted figure numbers - 4.n

Robert Moskowitz <rgm@htt-consult.com> Mon, 22 May 2023 13:42 UTC

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Subject: Re: [xml2rfc] dotted figure numbers - 4.n
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On 5/22/23 03:00, Carsten Bormann wrote:
> On 2023-05-22, at 03:11, Robert Moskowitz <rgm@htt-consult.com> wrote:
>> I have a group of related figures that will all go into one section.
>>
>> Is there a way to number the figures in a dotted manner like:
>>
>> figure 4.1  format 1
>>
>> figure 4.2    format 2
>>
>> figure 4.3  format 3
>>
>> etc.?
> I am not aware of one.
>
> <figure does not have a type= attribute, like <ol does.
> As with all auto-numbered items, it probably should have one, probably in combination with group= as well.
> (Even with that I still don’t know how the current section number can be referenced from type= though.)
>
> Note that artwork and sourcecode have a type=, but that means something entirely different (duh).

Oh well.  So lots of figure numbers for now.

BTW, do tables have the same challenge?

Both should have this feature.