Style of section, subsection, subsubsection
PSN
Can someone please put me out of my misery. 3 days straight and
absoluitely no progress !!
I want to have the following styles for my sections, subsections and
subsubsections. The document is an IEEE format article, with 2 columns.
The renewcommand that i am currently using is also given, along with
the usage.
1. 'Section' requirements --> Roman Numbering, Centered, Small caps and
Font size of 10.
I am using: \renewcommand \thesection{\Roman{section}}
Usage: \section{\sc{Introduction}}
Result: I am only able to achieve Roman Numbering with Small caps. But
dont know how to control the font size and place it at the center of
the column.
2. 'SubSection' requirements --> Alphabetical Numbering (Alph), Left
Aligned, Small Caps, Font Size of 10, and Italics.
I am using: \renewcommand \thesubsection{\Alph{subsection}}
Usage: \subsection{\sc{Problem Statement}}
Result: Again, able to achieve only the alphabetical numbering and left
alignment. But none of the others.
3. SubSubSection --> got pretty much what i wanted ..
Well the important thing is that all the 3 section types must be of
font size 10. All i know is that i need to use the correct
renewcommand, but i dont know the correct format and the extensive
documentation on the net only confuses me ..
Thanks for your time ...
Prakash
Joseph Wright
PSN wrote:
Have you looked at the titlesec package?
Joseph Wright
PSN
actually i feel only minor changes need to be done to the renewcommand.
so i was expecting if any of you can help in defining the correct
syntax ...
anyway, thanks for the reply ..
Prakash
Rowland McDonnell
> no ..
> actually i feel only minor changes need to be done to the renewcommand.
> so i was expecting if any of you can help in defining the correct
> syntax ...
[snip]
Have a look at the sectsty package - I reckon it'll let you do what you
want fairly easily.
Rowland.
(caveat: I wrote sectsty)
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> I want to have the following styles for my sections, subsections and
> subsubsections. The document is an IEEE format article, with 2 columns.
IEEE distributes its own LaTeX class file, IIRC. did you try it?
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Robin Fairbairns
>no ..
>actually i feel only minor changes need to be done to the renewcommand.
>so i was expecting if any of you can help in defining the correct
>syntax ...
dream on.
section headings in latex are complex beasts, with all sorts of
interactions with surrounding text. *far* better to use a package to
deal with them, than to limp along with an "almost right"
redefinition.
sectioning commands are based on:
\@startsection#1#2#3#4#5#6*[#7]#8
typeset section heading.
#1<-section type ("section","subsection",...,"subparagraph")
#2<-section level (1=>section, 2=>subsection, ..., 5=>subparagraph)
#3<-indent of whole heading from left margin
#4<-"beforeskip": absolute value is skip above heading; if value is
negative, the paragraph indentation of text following heading is
suppressed
#5<-"afterskip"; if positive, then skip to leave below heading; if
negative, absolute value is skip after title of run-in heading
#6<-style for typesetting heading
#7<-title for use in running heads, table of contents (default value
is as #8)
#8<-title of section
notes:
1. for #4 and #5, negation applies to all components of a skip --
the negative of
10pt plus 5pt minus 2.5pt
is (slightly surprisingly)
-10pt plus -5pt minus -2.5pt
2. #6 may be modal ("\sffamily\bfseries") or may take an argument
("\textbf"), or may be a combination ("\sffamily\textbf")
3. in ordinary use, a heading is specified as invocation of
\@startsection, followed by the 6 arguments specifying details;
the user's arguments to the command appear as the * and #7 and #8
4. the "*" is optional, ordinarily supplied by user; it separates
the unnumbered \section* (and its parallels) from \section
personally, i would recommend reading the latex source before trying
to play.
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PSN
packages to fix the problem ..
thanks again,
prakash
Tim X
> Hi all ..
> Can someone please put me out of my misery. 3 days straight and
> absoluitely no progress !!
>
> I want to have the following styles for my sections, subsections and
> subsubsections. The document is an IEEE format article, with 2 columns.
> The renewcommand that i am currently using is also given, along with
> the usage.
>
firstly, I think with this type of style requirement, you will be far far
better off using a specific package - genrally, especially with LaTeX, you are
almost always better off using a package than trying to modify/redefine an
existing command. TeX is a complex beastie and simple things often have
unexpected side effects that need to be taken into consideration.
You don't mention where your article is being published. Although I've only had
a few things published, in all cases, the publisher was able to provide a sty
file that defined the style they wanted. Depending on what field your article
is in, you may find they already have a sty file you can use.
Three days to achieve anything related to something like how section headers
looks is a very strong indication you need to use an existing package.
Depending on what distirbution you are using, there is a very strong chance you
already have one on the system and all you need is a \usepackage directive to
get what you want. Failing that, check out ctan.
Tim
P.S. I only know about the wasted effort of trying to redefine something like
section header appearance because I made exactly that mistake when I was first
trying to write with LaTeX! (along with quite a few others, but once the penny
dropped, I've not looked back and its been over 17 years now since I wrote my
first LaTeX. I've also learnt to trust in the styles and not think I know
better regarding what does and does'nt look good, but maybe thats just a
reflection of my own lack of aesthetic ability!
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