Re: Counting in TeX
Uwe Ziegenhagen <[email protected]> Sat, 7 Mar 2026 19:41:25 +0100
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--Apple-Mail-1E561412-8A74-477C-B8FF-07A8A1DA929B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Have a look at the lineno package. It implements the running counter for the= lines somehow.=20 Uwe Von meinem iPhone gesendet > Am 07.03.2026 um 19:11 schrieb Walter Burkhard <[email protected]>: >=20 > =EF=BB=BF > Hello, >=20 > I would like to keep a running count of the number of lines as TeX process= es a list of lines. Can I do this using the \count register? I would l= ike to use the \advance\count\mycount by 1 command after each line is proc= essed. > Is this even possible to do in TeX? >=20 > Many thanks for any suggeestions. >=20 > Walt Burkhard --Apple-Mail-1E561412-8A74-477C-B8FF-07A8A1DA929B Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html class=3D"apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equi= v=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body dir=3D= "auto">Have a look at the lineno package. It implements the running counter f= or the lines somehow. <div><br></div><div>Uwe<br id=3D"lineBreakAtBegin= ningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Von meinem iPhone gesendet</div><div dir=3D= "ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">Am 07.03.2026 um 19:11 schrieb Walter Bu= rkhard <[email protected]>:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote typ= e=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_de= fault" style=3D"font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif;font-size:large">= <p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;f= ont-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-v= ariant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:= normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-va= riant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">Hello,</span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;f= ont-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-v= ariant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:= normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:21px"><span s= tyle=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p> <p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;f= ont-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-v= ariant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:= normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-va= riant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">I would like to keep a running count of= the number of lines as TeX processes a list of lines.<span class=3D"gmail-A= pple-converted-space"> </span>Can I do this using the \count</span>&nb= sp;register?<span class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-space"> = </span>I would like to use the<span class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-space">&= nbsp; </span>\advance\count\mycount by 1<span class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted= -space"> </span>command after each line is processed.</p> <p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;f= ont-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-v= ariant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:= normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-va= riant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">Is this even possible to do in TeX?</sp= an></p> <p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;f= ont-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-v= ariant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:= normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:21px"><span s= tyle=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p> <p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;f= ont-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-v= ariant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:= normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-va= riant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">Many thanks for any suggeestions.</span= ></p> <p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;f= ont-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-v= ariant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:= normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:21px"><span s= tyle=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p> <p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;f= ont-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-v= ariant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:= normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-va= riant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">Walt Burkhard</span></p></div></div> </div></blockquote></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-1E561412-8A74-477C-B8FF-07A8A1DA929B--