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I created a 'fig' in a topic and it is labelled 'Figure 1: my title'.
The my title is what I put in the 'title' element.
When it is assembled into a book, it might be Figure 7.1 (chapter 7, first figure).
How do I control how DITA numbers figures?

Hi,

There is a default configuration file located in:
OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT/demo/fo/cfg/common/vars/en_US.xml
which contains the standard pattern for rendering a figure using IDIOM PDF:
<variable id="Figure">........

This pattern is then used from the:
OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT/demo/fo/xsl/fo/commons.xsl
in the template:
<xsl:template match="*[contains(@class,' topic/fig ')]/*[contains(@class,' topic/title ')]">........

By default the figure number seems to be represented by the total number of figures with title which were generated before it.

Regards,
Radu

any links to tutorials related to this?

Hi,

This tutorial explains some DITA Open Toolkit PDF customizations:
http://www.scriptorium.com/whitepapers/ ... tweaks.pdf

The DITA Users List is also a good place to ask DITA customization questions:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dita-users/

Regards,
Radu

Is there any way you can cross reference <fig> numbering in the body paragraph?
As far as I know you can add a <ph> phrase element tag on a figure title. Add an ID to that <ph> element and cross reference it.

Hi,

As far as I know, if you set an id on the <fig> and then make a cross reference <xref/> to that id, the figure number and title will be displayed in the published output.

Regards,
Radu