Re: Newbie Q: Referencing Auto-number Cells
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- Subject: [mg23747] Re: Newbie Q: Referencing Auto-number Cells
- From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 01:09:41 -0400 (EDT)
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Jerry, I'm sorry that my previous posting was inc0mplete. In order to refer to a numbered equation like you want - give the containing cell a tag, say eqnX, (menu>Find>Add/Remove Cell Tags). Then when inserting the automatic numbering object (menu>Input>Create Automatic Numbering Object) - choose Numbered Equation for the upper right (Counter Type) field - click the radio button "The first cell with the tag" - click eqnX in the bottom field - click OK -- Allan --------------------- Allan Hayes Mathematica Training and Consulting Leicester UK www.haystack.demon.co.uk hay at haystack.demon.co.uk Voice: +44 (0)116 271 4198 Fax: +44 (0)870 164 0565 <iliketrash at aol.com> wrote in message news:8gv8mh$5nl at smc.vnet.net... > In article <8gu6tj$hp4 at smc.vnet.net>, "Allan Hayes" > <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > <iliketrash at aol.com> wrote in message news:8gso4r$eep at smc.vnet.net... > > > In preparaing a paper for publication, I find that making automatically > > > (re)numbering things like equations and figures easy since some of the > > > built-in stylesheets are already set up to do this. > > > > > > However, how do I make references (sometimes called cross-references or > > > citations) within ordinary text to equations and figures that are > > > automatically (re)numbered? In other words, I want to write > > > > > > ...see Equation (6). > > > > > > and when Equation 6 becomes Equation 7 because I inserted another > > > equation in ahead of it, I want the above reference to automaticaaly > > > read > > > > > > ...see Equation (7). > > > > > > Many thanks. > > > > > > - type see Equation ( > > - use menu >Input > Create Automatic Numbering Object > Counter Type > > [NumberedEquation]>OK > > - click radio button this counter object (if you are not using tags) > > - type ) > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > > > Thanks--I discovered this after I sent the original message. However, I > now have a more specific question. Let's say my article reads as > follows, with autonumbering equation numbers and cross references > thereto: > > > bla bla > F = ma (1) > bla bla bla > d = ct (2) > bla bla bla > e = mc^2 (3) > bla bla see Equation (2). > > > Then I insert a new equation before (2), V = IR. The equation numbers > that are on the same line as the equations will renumber, as does the > cross-reference to Equation (2) on the last line, but now I can't > cross-reference the new Equation (2). I want this: > > > bla bla > F = ma (1) > bla bla bla > V = IR (2) > bla bla > d = ct (3) > bla bla bla > e = mc^2 (4) > bla bla see Equation (3). Also, see Equation (2). > > > I can't make this------------------------------^happen. > > > All I can get it "see Equation (4)" as if the there is only a running > count of numbered equations available. If I click on the line containing > Equation 2, I can insert an autonumbering cell which correctly gives > "2," but when I cut-and-paste it somewhere else it changes to "4." > > I believe the intended solution is to use tags, giving each equation a > unique name, such as E001, E002, etc., and using the "tag" option when > inserting an autonumbering object. This appears to work, but will become > very unwieldy when dealing with hundreds of numbered equations, plus > figures, tables, sections, references, etc. The main source of trouble > is that all the tags are listed in a very short scrolling list view, > making it hard to find the one I want to cite. > > If there is a better way to accomplish this task, please let me know. > > I wonder if it would be possible to write an "equation browser" which > would search my notebook for all cells with a certain tag, say, > "NumberedEquation" and copy the cell to another notebook (along with any > other significant tags such as equation number and section number). They > should automatically be listed in the correct order. In addition, each > such copied cell might also have a hyperlink added to it so that it > points back to the original cell in the source notebook. This would > help, but still doesn't solve the basic problem of having to manually > name each equation. > > Thanks again, > Jerry >