Re: How to create Subchapters

It can be changed accordingly. Choose top instead of straight. As I said,
that code is only a starter. Please do some reading and develop on these.
If you have any specific query, please do ask. All the best.

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 10:18 AM, bhutex <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear Dr Holla
>
> Thanks for your quick response.
>
> But the subchapter is not under chapter like section. The chapters are like
> this
>
> Chapter 1
> Chapter 2a
> chapter 2b
> Chapter 3a
> Chapter 3b
> Chapter 4
>
> The code given by me is acting differently in two models.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Harish Kumar Holla <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Here is some starter.
> >
> > \documentclass{book}
> > \usepackage{titlesec}
> > \titleclass{\subchapter}{straight}[\chapter]
> > \newcounter{subchapter}
> > \renewcommand{\thesubchapter}{\Alph{subchapter}}
> >
> > \newcommand{\subchaptertitlename}{Sub chapter}
> >
> > \titleformat{\subchapter}[display]   %% adjust whether this should be
> > display or not
> > {\normalfont\LARGE\bfseries}{\subchaptertitlename\
> > \thechapter.\thesubchapter}{15pt}{\huge}
> >
> > \titlespacing*{\subchapter} {0pt}{50pt}{40pt}  %% adjust this spacing
> > \begin{document}
> >   \chapter{Introduction}
> >   Some introductory text here.
> >   \subchapter{Some subchapter}
> >   Text here
> >   \section{Section here}
> >   \subchapter{Some subchapter}
> >   Text here
> >   \section{Section here}
> >   \subchapter{Some subchapter}
> >   Text here
> >   \section{Section here}
> >
> >   \chapter{First chapter}
> >   Some introductory text here.
> >   \subchapter{Some subchapter}
> >   Text here
> >   \section{Section here}
> >   \subchapter{Some subchapter}
> >   Text here
> >   \section{Section here}
> >   \subchapter{Some subchapter}
> >   Text here
> >   \section{Section here}
> > \end{document}
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 7:05 PM, Harish Kumar Holla <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > I think you need to read section 3.9 of the titlesec manual.
> > >
> > > Something like
> > >
> > > \titleclass{\subchapter}{straight}[\chapter]
> > > \newcounter{subchapter}
> > > \renewcommand{\thesubchapter}{\Alph{subchapter}}
> > >
> > > should work. straight will create titles in the middle of text (like
> > > sections). If you want subchapters like chapters (i.e., at the top of
> the
> > > page) use top instead of straight. Hope that helps.
> > >
> > > As usual, if you provide a complete (compilable) MWE, I can provide
> > tested
> > > results :-)
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 6:47 PM, bhutex <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello all
> > >>
> > >> One of our students is in the final stages of submitting his thesis.
> He
> > >> wants subchapters. We used the following hack for creating the
> > >> subchapters:
> > >>
> > >> \usepackage{etoolbox}% http://ctan.org/pkg/etoolbox
> > >> %\usepackage{hyperref}% http://ctan.org/pkg/hyperref
> > >>
> > >>
> \newcounter{subchapter}\renewcommand{\thesubchapter}{\Alph{subchapter}}
> > >> \makeatletter
> > >> % \patchcmd{<cmd>}{<search>}{<replace>}{<success>}{<failure>}
> > >> \newcommand{\updatechaptercounter}{}
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> \patchcmd{\@chapter}{\@afterheading}{\updatechaptercounter\@afterheading}{}{}%
> > >> Regular patch of \@chapter
> > >> %\patchcmd{\Hy@org
> > >> @chapter}{\@afterheading}{\updatechaptercounter\@afterheading}{}{}%
> > >> Hyperref patch of \@chapter
> > >> \makeatother
> > >> \providecommand{\theHchapter}{}%
> > >> \newcommand{\startsubchapters}{%
> > >>   \setcounter{subchapter}{0}% Reset sub-chapter numbering
> > >>   \renewcommand{\thechapter}{\arabic{chapter}\thesubchapter}% Update
> > >> chapter number display
> > >>   \renewcommand{\theHchapter}{\arabic{chapter}\thesubchapter}% Update
> > >> chapter number display (for hyperref)
> > >>   \renewcommand{\updatechaptercounter}{\addtocounter{chapter}{-1}}%
> > Update
> > >> chapter number
> > >>   \let\oldchapter\chapter%
> > >>   \renewcommand{\chapter}{\stepcounter{subchapter}\oldchapter}%
> > Increment
> > >> subchapter
> > >> }
> > >> \newcommand{\stopsubchapters}{%
> > >>   \renewcommand{\thechapter}{\arabic{chapter}}% Reset chapter
> numbering
> > >>   \renewcommand{\theHchapter}{\arabic{chapter}}% Reset chapter
> numbering
> > >> (for hyperref)
> > >>   \let\chapter\oldchapter% Restore regular \chapter command
> > >>   \renewcommand{\updatechaptercounter}{}% Clear chapter counter update
> > >>   \stepcounter{chapter}% Update chapter counter
> > >> }
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> But is is not working in his thesis. The chapter number it is showing
> as
> > >> 3a
> > >> and then 4b - not as 3a and 3b. He is using the Thesis class.
> > >>
> > >> In the stand alone model also it is creating some trouble :
> > >>
> > >> The subchapter number it is giving correctly like 3a, 3b, 3c etc. but
> > the
> > >> section numbering is coming as 2a.1., 2a.2 or 2b.1, 2b.2 etc.
> > >>
> > >> Tried to use TitelSec package. But it is hard to crack.
> > >>
> > >> Googling on "Subchapters in LaTeX" is not giving any clue.
> > >>
> > >> Any help will be highly appreciated.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> D. Venu Gopal
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> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > > Pondicherry Engineering College
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> > Dept. of Physics
> > Pondicherry Engineering College
> > Puducherry 605 014
> > Ph: 0413 2655281-286 (Extn: 646)
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with regards
=========================
Dr. Harish Kumar
Dept. of Physics
Pondicherry Engineering College
Puducherry 605 014
Ph: 0413 2655281-286 (Extn: 646)
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Residence:
Dr. Harish Kumar
# 29 (New No.) I Main Cluny Road
Avvai Nagar, Lawspet
Puducherry 605 008
Ph: 0413 2253652, 9443052957
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