How to customize the printing of the page numbers in table of contents? - TeX

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Oh that part actually is done. You may have seen it already in the documentation. But it is getting printed wit `etoc`'s `\localtableofcontents`. This is a new problem. Your solution works for the question I asked. My penultimate comment shows what's exactly wrong when `etoc` is used.

samcarter

I think something like https://topanswers.xyz/transcript?room=8166&id=177557#c177557 could still work. The paragraphs could contain a link and a pageref to the interface/implementation

samcarter

Thanks! Your question makes a lot more sense now :)

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Oh, that would have been the simplest, but that's not possible in my case. Now I can show you something instead of vaguely describing things. May I request you to look at the documentation of [`linguistix`](https://git.gnu.org.ua/linguistix.git/) by running a simple `l3build doc`? That would tell you why it is not possible. I made a release yesterday without this feature that we are discussing because it is a trivial addition and it can be made later.

samcarter replying to निरंजन

It is still unclear to me how they are related, but from the vague description, I would probably treat them all equally. Have one section which covers them all and then 3 subsections below this. (or whatever sectioning level they are at)

निरंजन replying to samcarter

An alternative, would probably be required :( I am now trying to have toc-s after sections. I tried with `minitoc` but found it too complicated. I love the design of `etoc`, very simple, but it is not giving me what I want because of the new addition to the code. See this:

```
% arara: pdflatex
% arara: pdflatex
% arara: clean: { extensions: [ log,aux,out,toc ] }
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{etoc}
\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage{kantlipsum}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
\newcommand*\mysubsectionone[1]{%
  \subsection[#1]{%
    #1\\[1ex]%
    \hyperref[my#1two]{%
      Link to two%
    }\quad
    \hyperref[my#1three]{%
      Link to three%
    }%
  }%
  \label{my#1one}%
  \addtocontents{toc}{%
      \hspace{2.5em}%
      \hyperref[my#1two]{%
        Link to two\dots\ \textit{\pageref{my#1two}}%
      }\quad
      \hyperref[my#1three]{%
        Link to three\dots\ \textit{\pageref{my#1three}}%
      }%
  }
}

\newcommand*\mysubsectiontwo[1]{%
  \phantomsection
  \subsection*{#1}%
  \label{my#1two}%
}

\newcommand*\mysubsectionthree[1]{%
  \phantomsection
  \subsection*{#1}%
  \label{my#1three}%
}

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents

\section{Test}
\mysubsectionone{abc}
\begingroup
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
\localtableofcontents
\endgroup

\subsubsection{pqr}
\kant[1-1]

\mysubsectionone{def}
\localtableofcontents

\subsubsection{pqr}
\kant[1-1]

\mysubsectiontwo{abc}
\kant[1-1]

\mysubsectionthree{abc}
\kant[1-1]

\mysubsectiontwo{def}
\kant[1-1]

\mysubsectionthree{def}
\kant[1-1]
\end{document}
```

The main toc is correct, the mini toc is also correct, but it is adding the contentsline.. I want a way for it to ignore it.

निरंजन replying to samcarter

I am writing a document which has three sets of subsections that have the same title, but different content. They are related to each other. The TOC looks cluttered and redundant if I keep repeating the subsection names. So I thought of this idea.

samcarter

@निरंजन maybe you could add some background info what you are using this for? Just in case there is another approach?

samcarter replying to Ulrike Fischer

As human, I'm also confused about having links to sections below a section - so just fair that tagging will be confused as well :)

Ulrike Fischer

tagging will not like that. The `\addtocontents` inserts text which has not clear connection to the structure of the toc. And generally the structure is rather unclear.

निरंजन replying to samcarter

I just tried this. Fantastic and elegant! You can post it as an answer. :)

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Also, which package for this?

निरंजन replying to samcarter

I understood that, but I was thinking if in the definition of that new type I can again use `\section*`, so that I don't have to code the appearance of `\section*` manually. Also, it would be more flexible (if I think of switching to other classes).

samcarter replying to निरंजन

I was thinking of a new type, not using the existing ones.

निरंजन replying to samcarter

with `\section*` in its definition?

samcarter replying to निरंजन

If you want to keep paragraphs for future usage, you could define a new new type of heading.

samcarter

In this case I would use paragraphs or similar and change the font to look like sections.  
  
If you want to stick to your approach, maybe:  
  
```  
% arara: pdflatex
% arara: pdflatex
% arara: clean: { extensions: [ log,aux,out,toc ] }
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\newcommand*\mysubsectionone[1]{%
  \subsection[#1]{%
    #1\\[1ex]%
    \hyperref[my#1two]{%
      Link to two%
    }\quad
    \hyperref[my#1three]{%
      Link to three%
    }%
  }%
  \label{my#1one}%
  \addtocontents{toc}{%
      \hspace{2.5em}%
      \hyperref[my#1two]{%
        Link to two\dots\ \textit{\pageref{my#1two}}%
      }\quad
      \hyperref[my#1three]{%
        Link to three\dots\ \textit{\pageref{my#1three}}%
      }%
  }
}

\newcommand*\mysubsectiontwo[1]{%
  \phantomsection
  \subsection*{#1}%
  \label{my#1two}%
}

\newcommand*\mysubsectionthree[1]{%
  \phantomsection
  \subsection*{#1}%
  \label{my#1three}%
}

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents

\section{Test}
\mysubsectionone{abc}
\lipsum

\mysubsectiontwo{abc}
\lipsum

\mysubsectionthree{abc}
\lipsum
\end{document}  
```

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Also, I don't really use paragraphs, so maybe I can just modify the paragraph's appearance? But I also feel that would be too drastic. What if I need to use in future...

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Ahh! :) They just need to look like sections... Smart

samcarter

Do they need to be sections or do they need to look like sections?

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Nope :( I need "two" and "three" to be sections (necessarily), thanks for the idea though! Never thought about this.

samcarter

@निरंजन, re: [your question](#question), Would something like this work?
  
```  
% arara: pdflatex
% arara: pdflatex
% arara: clean: { extensions: [ log,aux,out,toc ] }
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\setcounter{tocdepth}{4}

\usepackage{titletoc}

\titlecontents*{paragraph}[38pt]
{\small}{}{}
{\textcolor{red}{\ldots\thecontentspage}}[\quad][]

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents

\section{Test}
\subsection{abc}
\lipsum

\paragraph[Link to two]{abc}
\lipsum

\paragraph[Link to three]{abc}
\lipsum
\end{document}  
```

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