My LO writer version is 7.2.3.2.
I would like to use chapters, with numbering (level 1 and 2). This work fine, using Heading 1 and Heading 2 style.
I have special page styles. The header of left page contains the chapter name of heading 1, the right page contains the chapter numbering, level 1 + 2, and the chapter name of level 2. This also works fine. This all is used in the index, which also works fine.
But I get struck with appendix.
I have special appendix page styles, left and right. I would like the appendix be similar as the chapters, but without the numbering.
The page numbering in the appendix is fine.
So on my left page I just want the name “Appendix” in the header, without any numbering (which is similar to Heading 1, but without numbering). On the right page I want just “Appendix one” in the header (which is similar two heading 2, but without numbering).
The suggestion of ajlittoz in How to Create a “Master” Document With An Endnotes Section Header and Which Has Documents Following The Endnotes? - #2 by ajlittoz
… it is fully manual while there is a perfectly integrated method of doing it, parallel to Heading n.
Looks perfect. But I have no idea how to achieve this.
Other suggestions:
Chapter numbering that doesn't reset does not work for me. First I do not need numbering for the appendix. And second, I have to convert all my documents levels. My current Heading 1 must be changed into Heading 2 for all documents. And so for all lower levels. This is to much work for my existing documents.
The idea of styling is simplify an uniform the style with less work. This would be, just for problems with a few headers, the opposite.
I read in Chapter numbering that doesn't reset - #2 by ajlittoz
…if I you do not need (chapter) numbering, and I don’t to use a workaround.
I do not need chapter numbering, so this might work. But I have no idea how to achieve this.
I did use a special style named “Heading 1 appendix” and “Heading 2 appendix”. This seems to work at first. With the only drawback the index is not updated. That is understandable, the new heading is no “real” heading compared with the Heading n. I can update the index manually, that is no problem to me.
But the headers do have the same value, for all pages. This I do not want. Even typing the header value manually does not work. The header value is copied in all pages.
I tried further to use use defined fields but that failed. The value of standard field do change depending on the circumstances, like chapter number, chapter name, page number. But if I do so the value is fixed for all pages. It seems a bug according to Writer: header/footer, variables and conditional text
The solution described in
… parallel to Heading n.
seems the most attractive to me. It uses the official styling. But if some hardcoded would be needed, i will go for that. Appendix with (continues) chapter numbering is a no go for me.
The attached files could give a better idea what I desired. In the appendix sub-document I hardcoded the header as example. But this header is not used in the master. My preference is also not to use hardcoding, but this is the best way to show what I would like.
10_00_Introduction.odt (15.2 KB)
10_10_introduction_text.odt (18.1 KB)
20_00_Chapter_start.odt (15.3 KB)
20_10_first_real chapter.odt (26.9 KB)
20_20_second_real chapter.odt (27.0 KB)
30_00_Chapter_to_continue.odt (15.6 KB)
30_10_body_chapter_one.odt (28.5 KB)
30_10_chapter_to continue_one.odt (27.0 KB)
30_10_chapter_to continue_two.odt (27.1 KB)
30_20_body_chapter_two.odt (28.5 KB)
100_00_appendix_general.odt (15.4 KB)
100_10_appendix_one.odt (25.9 KB)
100_20_appendix_two.odt (26.0 KB)
200_00_appendix_special.odt (15.4 KB)
200_10_appendix_special_one.odt (27.3 KB)
200_20_appendix_special_two.odt (27.4 KB)
Desired_content.odt (17.9 KB)
Left_page_with_footer.odt (14.7 KB)
Master_with_appendix.odm (23.7 KB)
rightpage with footer.odt (14.5 KB)
rightpage with footer appendix.odt (14.6 KB)
Wetenschappelijk_boek_16.ott (19.6 KB)