Re: Is there a YAML metadata option for `--shift-heading-level-by` on the command line?

["R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar" <chyavana-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

So far, I have succeeded in getting the desired numbering by:

1. Adding

shift-heading-level-by: -1

after the line specifying the reader in my defaults file.

2. Adding

numbersections: true

in the YAML metadata block that specifies the title, etc., in my source 
file.

Thus, I get 1 for the first level-2 heading in my source file. Moreover, 
I can turn the numbering on or off per individual source file from its 
YAML metadata block, rather than having to generate a separate default 
file just for turning section numbering on or off with 1 for level-2 
headings.

However, if I move the line

shift-heading-level-by: -1

from the defaults file to the YAML metadata block in my source file, the 
numbering starts at 0.1 rather than 1 for the first level-2 heading.

Finally, I have found that there are three ways to turn numbering on or off:

(a) to turn section numbering on in the

command line, I need to use

`--number-sections`

(b) to turn it on in the defaults file I need to specify

`number-sections: true`

(c) but to turn it on in the YAML metadata block, I need to specify

`numbersections: true` without an intervening hyphen.

Is this deliberate or an artefact of history?

Chandra
2022-06-07

On 06/06/2022 23:28, R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar wrote:
> All my section headings start at level 2, and I wish to number them 
> starting at that level, with no numeric prefix.
> 
> I am also hoping that I would be able to enshrine my choice in a default 
> file.
> 
> Is there a YAML metadata option for `--shift-heading-level-by` on the 
> command line that could either be used in a defaults file, or in the 
> YAML metadata block of the source file??
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Chandra