What will this do? "Add .tocnumber{display:none;}" Will that remove the table of contents numbers? Why would I want to do that if I want to add them to the main content section? What will this do? "then put the numbers you want in your wiki headers" I am not sure you understood my posting; could you please read it again? I would be very grateful for your input if you have knowledge about how the pages are formatted. Thanks again in advance, John

-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of John van V. What will this do? "Add .tocnumber{display:none;}" Will that remove the table of contents numbers? Why would I want to do that if I want to add them to the main content section? What will this do? "then put the numbers you want in your wiki headers" I am not sure you understood my posting; could you please read it again? I would be very grateful for your input if you have knowledge about how the pages are formatted. Thanks again in advance, John _______________________________________________ Hi John, What I understand you want from your first posting is to have the table of contents numbered and have the sections of your wiki article numbered as well. What you really want is the automatic numbering from the TOC to be applied to the headings of each of your sections. I think that is doable, but you also mentioned that in a lot of normal documentation you put the numbers on the headers (i.e. ==1.0 Instructions==, ===1.1 Operating the Whatsamahicket===). I think adding the numbering you want yourself and causing the TOC numbers not to be displayed would be your easiest bet. Just like what Platonides said. Do you really want to mess around with PHP to get auto-numbering on your headers? I think that is more error prone that the method I outlined. -Courtney

Phew!! Thanks Peter, I will check it out as soon as I get the opportunity :)

Peter Schlömer wrote: The setting should be $wgDefaultUserOptions['numberheadings'] = 0;

thanks dapete It might be a few days before I can get to trying it -- Empathy http://thinman.com/empathy Photography http://thinman.com/photography Technology http://thinman.com

Thanks a lot, put both settings in, and created a mission statement based on my learning about constructivism, synergy, and, well, emotional communication. Ignore that trade stuff, that is just a step along the way. It has been since early 2002 that I have been paid for technology work. My real interest right now is helping small local stores use their cash registers to share sales information so they know what people want, how much they want, and they will know what to order. I am thinking "OpenRegister" if that isn't taken. ~~John PS, it is but by a holder