Hi Hans,

From: Hans Hagen Outside <pragma@wxs.nl>
Subject: Re: [NTG-context] continuous numbering over components?
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:18:56 +0200

> Marko Schütz wrote:
> >I have a project containing products containing components. For one of
> >the products I want to achieve a continuous numbering (as I get when
> >`texexec`ing the product file) but I want a single pdf per component. 
> >
> >I expect that there is an elegant solution, but didn't find it yet. So
> >any hint is appreciated.
> >  
> >
> technically, if you have run the whole file, you can run a component 
> 
> \setuphead[chapter][incrementnumber=mainfilename] 
> 
> should pick up numbers from the file; can you test that? 

yes that works.

> i can extend that with setting the page number as well; 

would be fine.

> another option is to use texexec --pdfselect
> 
> (this can be automated, by picking up numbers from the tuo file;
> remind me in a few weeks)  

I took a look at the .tuo file and it seems pretty straightforward to
fetch the relevant page range from there.

Thanks for the hint

Marko