Regarding \setupenumerations

Fabrice Couvreur

1 Sep 2026 1 Sep '26

4:32 p.m.

Hi, I would like to get numbering like this : Chapter 1 Section 1.1 Definition 1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 Definition 1.1.3 Section 1.2 Definition 1.2.1 Definition 1.2.2 Definition 1.2.3 Thanks for your help. Fabrice \starttext \setuphead [section] [style=\bfc, sectionsegments=chapter:section, distance=1em, align={flushleft,broad}, ] \setuphead [subsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsection, distance=1em, style=\bfb, align={flushleft,broad}] \setuphead [subsubsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsubsection, style=\bfa, align={flushleft,broad}] \setupenumerations [before={\blank}, after={\blank}, alternative=serried, distance=0.5\emwidth, title=yes, titleleft=, titleright=, titlestyle=normal, prefix=yes, stretch=0, shrink=0, headcommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, numbercommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, titlecommand=\groupedcommand{(}{)}, width=fit] \defineenumeration [definition] [text=D�finition, style=italic, ] \startchapter [title=Chapter one] \startsection [title=Section one] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition \stopdefinition } \stopsection \startsection [title=Section two] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition \stopdefinition } \stopsection \stopchapter \stoptext

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Wolfgang Schuster

1 Sep 1 Sep

4:32 p.m.

Am 01.09.2026 um 16:32 schrieb Fabrice Couvreur:

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Hi, I would like to get numbering like this : Chapter 1 Section 1.1 Definition 1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 Definition 1.1.3 Section 1.2 Definition 1.2.1 Definition 1.2.2 Definition 1.2.3 Thanks for your help. Fabrice

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\defineenumeration [definition] [text=D�finition, style=italic, ] Add

prefixsegments=chapter:section,way=bysection, to your enumeration setup. Wolfgang

Jean-Pierre Delange

4:34 p.m.

Hi Fabrice, Try this: \setuppapersize[A7,landscape] \setupbodyfont[8pt] \setuphead [section] [sectionsegments=chapter:section] \defineenumeration [definition] [text=Definition, style=italic, prefix=yes, prefixsegments=chapter:section, way=bysection] \starttext \startchapter [title={Chapter one}] \startsection [title={Section one}] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition } \stopsection \startsection [title={Section two}] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition } \stopsection \stopchapter \stoptext JP Le 01/09/2026 à 16:32, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi, I would like to get numbering like this : Chapter 1 Section 1.1 Definition 1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 Definition 1.1.3 Section 1.2 Definition 1.2.1 Definition 1.2.2 Definition 1.2.3 Thanks for your help. Fabrice

\starttext \setuphead [section] [style=\bfc, sectionsegments=chapter:section, distance=1em, align={flushleft,broad}, ]

\setuphead [subsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsection, distance=1em, style=\bfb, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setuphead [subsubsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsubsection, style=\bfa, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setupenumerations [before={\blank}, after={\blank}, alternative=serried, distance=0.5\emwidth, title=yes, titleleft=, titleright=, titlestyle=normal, prefix=yes, stretch=0, shrink=0, headcommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, numbercommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, titlecommand=\groupedcommand{(}{)}, width=fit]

\defineenumeration [definition] [text=D�finition, style=italic, ] \startchapter [title=Chapter one] \startsection [title=Section one] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \startsection [title=Section two] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \stopchapter \stoptext

Fabrice Couvreur

6 p.m.

Hi Wolfgang, Thanks ! Fabrice Le mar. 1 sept. 2026 à 16:41, Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context a écrit :

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Hi Fabrice,

Try this:

\setuppapersize[A7,landscape] \setupbodyfont[8pt]

\setuphead [section] [sectionsegments=chapter:section]

\defineenumeration [definition] [text=Definition, style=italic, prefix=yes, prefixsegments=chapter:section, way=bysection]

\starttext

\startchapter [title={Chapter one}]

\startsection [title={Section one}]

\dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition }

\stopsection

\startsection [title={Section two}]

\dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition }

\stopsection

\stopchapter

\stoptext

JP

Le 01/09/2026 à 16:32, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi, I would like to get numbering like this : Chapter 1 Section 1.1 Definition 1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 Definition 1.1.3 Section 1.2 Definition 1.2.1 Definition 1.2.2 Definition 1.2.3 Thanks for your help. Fabrice

\starttext \setuphead [section] [style=\bfc, sectionsegments=chapter:section, distance=1em, align={flushleft,broad}, ]

\setuphead [subsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsection, distance=1em, style=\bfb, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setuphead [subsubsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsubsection, style=\bfa, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setupenumerations [before={\blank}, after={\blank}, alternative=serried, distance=0.5\emwidth, title=yes, titleleft=, titleright=, titlestyle=normal, prefix=yes, stretch=0, shrink=0, headcommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, numbercommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, titlecommand=\groupedcommand{(}{)}, width=fit]

\defineenumeration [definition] [text=D�finition, style=italic, ] \startchapter [title=Chapter one] \startsection [title=Section one] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \startsection [title=Section two] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \stopchapter \stoptext

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Fabrice Couvreur

2 Sep 2 Sep

5:53 p.m.

Hi Jean-Pierre, The proposed code meets my needs Thanks. Fabrice Le mar. 1 sept. 2026 à 18:00, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi Wolfgang, Thanks ! Fabrice

Le mar. 1 sept. 2026 à 16:41, Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context a écrit :

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Hi Fabrice,

Try this:

\setuppapersize[A7,landscape] \setupbodyfont[8pt]

\setuphead [section] [sectionsegments=chapter:section]

\defineenumeration [definition] [text=Definition, style=italic, prefix=yes, prefixsegments=chapter:section, way=bysection]

\starttext

\startchapter [title={Chapter one}]

\startsection [title={Section one}]

\dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition }

\stopsection

\startsection [title={Section two}]

\dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition }

\stopsection

\stopchapter

\stoptext

JP

Le 01/09/2026 à 16:32, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi, I would like to get numbering like this : Chapter 1 Section 1.1 Definition 1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 Definition 1.1.3 Section 1.2 Definition 1.2.1 Definition 1.2.2 Definition 1.2.3 Thanks for your help. Fabrice

\starttext \setuphead [section] [style=\bfc, sectionsegments=chapter:section, distance=1em, align={flushleft,broad}, ]

\setuphead [subsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsection, distance=1em, style=\bfb, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setuphead [subsubsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsubsection, style=\bfa, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setupenumerations [before={\blank}, after={\blank}, alternative=serried, distance=0.5\emwidth, title=yes, titleleft=, titleright=, titlestyle=normal, prefix=yes, stretch=0, shrink=0, headcommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, numbercommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, titlecommand=\groupedcommand{(}{)}, width=fit]

\defineenumeration [definition] [text=D�finition, style=italic, ] \startchapter [title=Chapter one] \startsection [title=Section one] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \startsection [title=Section two] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \stopchapter \stoptext

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Jean-Pierre Delange

5:54 p.m.

Fabrice, Mais Wolfgang a dégainé quelques minutes plus tôt ! Terrifiant ! JP Le 02/09/2026 à 17:53, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi Jean-Pierre, The proposed code meets my needs Thanks. Fabrice

Le mar. 1 sept. 2026 à 18:00, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi Wolfgang, Thanks ! Fabrice

Le mar. 1 sept. 2026 à 16:41, Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context a écrit :

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Hi Fabrice,

Try this:

\setuppapersize[A7,landscape] \setupbodyfont[8pt]

\setuphead [section] [sectionsegments=chapter:section]

\defineenumeration [definition] [text=Definition, style=italic, prefix=yes, prefixsegments=chapter:section, way=bysection]

\starttext

\startchapter [title={Chapter one}]

\startsection [title={Section one}]

\dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition }

\stopsection

\startsection [title={Section two}]

\dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition }

\stopsection

\stopchapter

\stoptext

JP

Le 01/09/2026 à 16:32, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi, I would like to get numbering like this : Chapter 1 Section 1.1 Definition 1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 Definition 1.1.3 Section 1.2 Definition 1.2.1 Definition 1.2.2 Definition 1.2.3 Thanks for your help. Fabrice

\starttext \setuphead [section] [style=\bfc, sectionsegments=chapter:section, distance=1em, align={flushleft,broad}, ]

\setuphead [subsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsection, distance=1em, style=\bfb, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setuphead [subsubsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsubsection, style=\bfa, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setupenumerations [before={\blank}, after={\blank}, alternative=serried, distance=0.5\emwidth, title=yes, titleleft=, titleright=, titlestyle=normal, prefix=yes, stretch=0, shrink=0, headcommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, numbercommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, titlecommand=\groupedcommand{(}{)}, width=fit]

\defineenumeration [definition] [text=D�finition, style=italic, ] \startchapter [title=Chapter one] \startsection [title=Section one] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \startsection [title=Section two] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \stopchapter \stoptext

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Fabrice Couvreur

7 p.m.

Je confirme !! Le mer. 2 sept. 2026 à 17:55, Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context a écrit :

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Fabrice,

Mais Wolfgang a dégainé quelques minutes plus tôt ! Terrifiant !

JP

Le 02/09/2026 à 17:53, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi Jean-Pierre, The proposed code meets my needs Thanks. Fabrice

Le mar. 1 sept. 2026 à 18:00, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi Wolfgang, Thanks ! Fabrice

Le mar. 1 sept. 2026 à 16:41, Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context a écrit :

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Hi Fabrice,

Try this:

\setuppapersize[A7,landscape] \setupbodyfont[8pt]

\setuphead [section] [sectionsegments=chapter:section]

\defineenumeration [definition] [text=Definition, style=italic, prefix=yes, prefixsegments=chapter:section, way=bysection]

\starttext

\startchapter [title={Chapter one}]

\startsection [title={Section one}]

\dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition }

\stopsection

\startsection [title={Section two}]

\dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition A definition. \stopdefinition }

\stopsection

\stopchapter

\stoptext

JP

Le 01/09/2026 à 16:32, Fabrice Couvreur a écrit :

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Hi, I would like to get numbering like this : Chapter 1 Section 1.1 Definition 1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 Definition 1.1.3 Section 1.2 Definition 1.2.1 Definition 1.2.2 Definition 1.2.3 Thanks for your help. Fabrice

\starttext \setuphead [section] [style=\bfc, sectionsegments=chapter:section, distance=1em, align={flushleft,broad}, ]

\setuphead [subsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsection, distance=1em, style=\bfb, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setuphead [subsubsection] [sectionsegments=section:subsubsection, style=\bfa, align={flushleft,broad}]

\setupenumerations [before={\blank}, after={\blank}, alternative=serried, distance=0.5\emwidth, title=yes, titleleft=, titleright=, titlestyle=normal, prefix=yes, stretch=0, shrink=0, headcommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, numbercommand=\groupedcommand{}{}, titlecommand=\groupedcommand{(}{)}, width=fit]

\defineenumeration [definition] [text=D�finition, style=italic, ] \startchapter [title=Chapter one] \startsection [title=Section one] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \startsection [title=Section two] \dorecurse{3}{ \startdefinition

\stopdefinition } \stopsection \stopchapter \stoptext

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Jim Diamond

8:09 p.m.

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Le mer. 2 sept. 2026 à 17:55, Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context a écrit :

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Fabrice,

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Mais Wolfgang a dégainé quelques minutes plus tôt ! Terrifiant !

There's something I can't imagine saying in English. But in French it sounds pretty cool. I imagine Wolfgang wandering around Le Grand Palais, weapon of choice in hand. Jim

Fabrice Couvreur

4 Sep 4 Sep

3:36 p.m.

Hi, Is it a mistake on my part, or is the subsection numbering missing ? Fabrice \starttext \setuphead [section] [style=\bfc, sectionsegments=chapter:section, distance=1em, align={flushleft,broad}, ] \setuphead [subsection] [sectionsegments=chapter:section:subsection, distance=1em, style=\bfb, align={flushleft,broad}] \startchapter [title={First chapter}] \startsection [title={First section}] \startsubsection [title={First subsection}] \stopsubsection \stopsection \stopchapter \stoptext Le mer. 2 sept. 2026 à 20:11, Jim Diamond via ntg-context a écrit :

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Le mer. 2 sept. 2026 à 17:55, Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context a écrit :

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Fabrice,

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Mais Wolfgang a dégainé quelques minutes plus tôt ! Terrifiant !

There's something I can't imagine saying in English.

But in French it sounds pretty cool. I imagine Wolfgang wandering around Le Grand Palais, weapon of choice in hand.

Jim

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Wolfgang Schuster

4:56 p.m.

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Hi, Is it a mistake on my part, or is the subsection numbering missing ? Fabrice

\starttext \setuphead [section] [style=\bfc, sectionsegments=chapter:section, distance=1em, align={flushleft,broad}, ]

\setuphead [subsection] [sectionsegments=chapter:section:subsection,

Am 04.09.2026 um 15:36 schrieb Fabrice Couvreur: sectionsegments=chapter:subsection, you need only the names of the first and last level Wolfgang

Fabrice Couvreur

5:51 p.m.

Hi Wolfgang, Thanks ! Fabrice Le ven. 4 sept. 2026 à 16:58, Wolfgang Schuster a écrit :

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Hi, Is it a mistake on my part, or is the subsection numbering missing ? Fabrice

\starttext \setuphead [section] [style=\bfc, sectionsegments=chapter:section, distance=1em, align={flushleft,broad}, ]

\setuphead [subsection] [sectionsegments=chapter:section:subsection,

Am 04.09.2026 um 15:36 schrieb Fabrice Couvreur: sectionsegments=chapter:subsection,

you need only the names of the first and last level

Wolfgang

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