Trouble with titlesec package

[rodney elliott]

Hello Again,

Thankyou to everone for their help with my last problem concerning the
redefinition of the "\chapter" command. I ended up using the "titlesec"
package which works when I use the following code in my main *.tex file
(abridged for brevity):

\documentclass[10pt,a4paper,openright]{report}
\usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/fancyhdr/fancyhdr}
\usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/named/named}
\usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/rotating/rotating}
\usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/titlesec/titlesec}

\renewcommand{\chaptertitlename}{}
\titleformat{\chapter}[display]
{\normalfont\huge\bfseries}
{\chaptertitlename}
{0ex}
{\titlerule\vspace{1ex}\thechapter. \Huge}
[\vspace{0.5ex}\titlerule]

But, when I try and use the following modification of the second code
section:

\renewcommand{\chaptertitlename}{}
\titleformat{name=\chapter}[display]
{\normalfont\huge\bfseries}
{\chaptertitlename}
{0ex}
{\titlerule\vspace{1ex}\thechapter. \Huge}
[\vspace{0.5ex}\titlerule]

\titleformat{name=\chapter,numberless}[display]
{\normalfont\huge\bfseries}
{\chaptertitlename}
{0ex}
{\titlerule\vspace{1ex}\Huge}
[\vspace{0.5ex}\titlerule]

then I run into some trouble. Miktex compalins that it cannot find a file
called "ttlkeys.def". However, this file is in the directory
c:\latex\localtexmf\sty\titlesec along with all the others that came in the
package tar.gz file. Can anyone tell me what is going on please? I should
not that in the documentation for the "titlesec" package there is mention of
the fact that in order to use the "name=" switch it is necessary to have the
package "keyval". Now I tried installing this and including:

\usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/graphics/graphics}

and also:

\usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/graphics/keyval}

but to no avail. Help me Obi Wan Kenobi - your my only hope!

[rodney elliott]

OK - I have just solved this problem by putting the "ttlkeys.def" file in
with all my *.tex files. I don't know why miktex did'nt find it in the
...sty\titlesec directory though...any thoughts?

[Ralf Stubner]

"rodney elliott" <r.el...@mech.canterbury.ac.nz> writes:

Have you told MiKTeX that you are using a local texmf tree?
Have you refreshed the filename database after installing any new
packages? I think at least to one of these questions your answer will
be no, as you had to use the full path to your *.sty files in the
example you just posted. That is something that is never needed in a
properly setup system.

cheerio
ralf

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

rodney elliott <r.el...@mech.canterbury.ac.nz> wrote in message
95472414...@newsch.es.co.nz...

> I ended up using the "titlesec"
> package which works when I use the following code in my main *.tex file
> (abridged for brevity):
>
> \documentclass[10pt,a4paper,openright]{report}
> \usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/fancyhdr/fancyhdr}
> \usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/named/named}
> \usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/rotating/rotating}
> \usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/titlesec/titlesec}
>

rathen than specifying the paths, you should use \usepackage{titlesec} etc
(without path); to make sure latex finds the packages, regenerate the
filename database
(with MiKTeX, do a MiKTeX-> Maintenance -> Refresh Filename Database)

> \renewcommand{\chaptertitlename}{}

You shouldn't touch \chaptertitlename; why this?

I don't think this is needed ...

> and also:
>
> \usepackage{c:/latex/localtexmf/sty/graphics/keyval}
>

are you sure the package il loaded? (check the log file; and again, try not
to use the paths, and refresh the filename db)

--
Giuseppe Bilotta
obl...@freemail.it

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