Re: Defining a new LaTeX-counter (off-topic)

[Mark Wagnon <mwagnon@ixpres.com>]

Johann Spies wrote:
> 
> I want to define a new counter in LaTeX and as I understand The LaTeX
> Companion page 446 it can be done with the command
> 
> \newcounter{mynecounter}
> 
> However the following file results in an error message when I run LaTeX:
> 
> \documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
> 
> \begin{document}
> 
> \newcounter{bepaling}        {\arabic{bepaling}}
> 
> \bepaling
> 
> Ek skryf iets
> 
> \end{document}               % End of document
 
Hi Johann,

I am by no means a LaTeX guru, but I think the problem is that \bepaling
isn't a TeX or LaTeX command. If you're trying to increment the counter
then according to A Guide to LaTeX2e by Kopka and Daly, you need to use
the \stepcounter command like so:

   \stepcounter{bepaling}

I've never done this before, but I hope that helps.
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