cross-references to numbered headings

[bryancole]

Hi,

I have some structured headings like this:

1. My Section
1.1. My SubSection
1.2 My Other Subsection
2. My Second Section

etc.

I want to insert cross references to these section which show the section number (LaTeX style) e.g:

blah blah, as shown in Section 1.2 blah blah

where '1.2' is a field containging a cross-reference to section 1.2. (which shows the heading number, not the text or anything else)

How can I do this? I can only find a method of inserting e.g. page numbers etc.
thanks for any help.

Bryan

[bryancole]

OK, I've figured it out ... Use Tools > Outline Numbering to set numbered headings
then insert references with the "Chapter" option (!).

Now I need to be able to make references to numbered *lines*. I can so this by setting the line style to one of the un-used heading-levels (in the Outline Numbering dialog once again) but this is not very elegant. Are there any plans to improve the cross-referencing system in OO? Something more like LaTeX would be more powerful and less clunky

Bryan

[rlopes]

HI.

I have a further question related to this thread:
Suppose that you have the usual chapters, such as:
1 xxasd
1.1 asdd
2 poiu
2.1 yuip
and then:
Addendum 1. Plans
Addendum 2. Blueprints

In the middle of the text I want to refer to this addenduns, such as (Addendum 1). How can this be done? I already tried to Set Reference, but only the text (Plans or Blueprints) get printed. If I use Chapter, I get 2.1 (the addenduns are after the 2.1 chapter).

Any thoughts?

Cheers,

Rui Pedro

[JohnV]

Hi Rui,

Assuming you don't actually need to auto-number your two Addendum just type “Addendum 1. Plans”, select only “Addendum 1”, then Insert > Cross Reference > Set Reference and give it a name. Go to the spot where you need the reference, type “See “ and Insert > Cross Reference > Insert Reference, click the name and Reference.

If you feel you must use auto-numbering then in Tools > Outline Numbering use an otherwise unused Level like Level 10 – Heading 10. Your Chapter reference to this will only show the number and will not include “Addendum” even if you put it in the Before box.

[jenpc]

Yes, there are plans to improve cross-referencing in OO. You can see the design specification (and comment on it) by viewing issue http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25072 . You can also vote for this issue. The change should also apply to numbering as well as headings.

Iannz has written a nifty macro that can be used until the Writer change has been made. It's available at http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/ and is called OutlineCrossRef3.sxw. It's also listed at http://ooomacros.org/user.php as Heading Cross Referencer. When you use this macro, it has a dialog box that lists all your headings, and you just choose the one that you want to insert a reference to. So you don't need to manually define a reference to it first.

Jennifer