Skip to main content
Spectrum Writing
Inspiring
January 24, 2020
Question

Changing the formatting and layout of an autonumbered paragraph

  • January 24, 2020
  • 23 replies
  • 536 views

I am wanting to create four paragraph styles in my RH2019 (Version 10) project. Each style is to be autonumbered with text:

 

WARNING

CAUTION

TIP 

NOTE

 

I create a new paragraph style and in the Autonumber pane for the properties, I set the style to None, and the format to the text, for example, WARNING:.

 

When I apply this style to text in a topic, I do indeed get the expected autonumber, and then I can add the appropriate text after the autonumber. However, I want the autonumber to be in bold, and I want to decrease the space between the autonumber and the following text. Where can I adjust these properties for an autonumbered style? Because it is not a List style, but a Paragraph style that I am creating, I do not see these options. I don't want to have to create a List style to be able to accomplish this task, but. . . .

TIA,

 

TVB

This topic has been closed for replies.

23 replies

Spectrum Writing
Inspiring
February 7, 2020

Thanks for the reply and letting me know that it was readable at the default gap. On to other battles.

Peter Grainge
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 29, 2020

I thought about an image but I doubt that would be any closer. The gap is pretty tight so I am not too surprised. Beyond that, I think you are stuck with it. I thought the gap seemed reasonable to make the words stand out.

 

Use the menu (bottom right) to mark the Best Answer or Highlight particularly useful replies. Found the answer elsewhere? Share it here.
Spectrum Writing
Inspiring
January 29, 2020

2019 New UI, same as you. I am on Update 10 also. So, this is what I am running into: yep, I can make the gap super wide, but then after a certain value, I can't make the gap any smaller. I see absolutely NO difference in the gap size when w/ anything under 7 pt. After that, the gap stays at the default size that the application set it to BEFORE I added the code that you provided. I mucked around and yep, at 24 pt, I see an enormous gap (as expected), but then I get it any smaller than 7 pt - it looks just like it did BEFORE I added the code - it's like adding the code won't make any difference and I am stuck w/ the default gap width. Any thoughts?

 

Thank you so much!

 

TVB

Peter Grainge
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 28, 2020

2019 New UI, same as you. I am on Update 10. What are you on?


www.grainge.org

Use the menu (bottom right) to mark the Best Answer or Highlight particularly useful replies. Found the answer elsewhere? Share it here.
Spectrum Writing
Inspiring
January 27, 2020

What version of RH2019 are you using?

Peter Grainge
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 27, 2020

All I have done is increase the measurement from 2pt to 24pt and this is what I see using your CSS and your topic.

 


www.grainge.org

Use the menu (bottom right) to mark the Best Answer or Highlight particularly useful replies. Found the answer elsewhere? Share it here.
Peter Grainge
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 27, 2020

Create a new project with a topic using your CSS. Set up some content using that style.

 

See the Contact page on my site and send the project as instructed there. Do make sure you include a link to this thread and please do not email the project direct.

 

I will take a look to see why it is not working.


www.grainge.org

Use the menu (bottom right) to mark the Best Answer or Highlight particularly useful replies. Found the answer elsewhere? Share it here.
Peter Grainge
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 27, 2020

Doing it in the source will take seconds and one done, that's it. Avoid alcohol while looking for it in the UI. 🙂


www.grainge.org

Use the menu (bottom right) to mark the Best Answer or Highlight particularly useful replies. Found the answer elsewhere? Share it here.
Spectrum Writing
Inspiring
January 27, 2020

Sorry, but alcohol is a necessity for survival on this project. Ok, sorry for being dense, but your comment: Doing it in the source will take seconds and one done, that's it. 

 

When you say "source," I have my css open in the Source view, and I am editing the prefix gap value:

 

p.NOTE::before {
--prefix-gap: 2pt;
margin-right: var(--prefix-gap);
counter-increment: p\.warning;

 

I edit the value, save the css, save all the files in my project, save the project, close and re-open the project to offset any non-WYSIWYG issues and nada, zip, zilch. . . I cannot for the life of me get that gap to adjust.


I give - any thoughts?

 

 

 

 

Spectrum Writing
Inspiring
January 27, 2020

Peter and Amber,

 

Thank you so very much. This forum saves my sanity with this tool. I hunted around this weekend, but will give it a more in depth look to see if I can figure out how to make these adjustments w/out having to go to the source and instead, use the GUI.

 

Thank you again,

 

TVB

Peter Grainge
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 25, 2020

I see where Amber was and she was referring to the single chevron. You should be able to apply Bold there but I think you will need to go into Source view to make the other changes. If you do find a way of doing it without, please let us know.


www.grainge.org

Use the menu (bottom right) to mark the Best Answer or Highlight particularly useful replies. Found the answer elsewhere? Share it here.