subsubsections won't number themselves

[cvp]

Even when explicitly defining...

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\renewcommand{\subsubsection}{\@startsection{subsubsection}{3}{0pt}{6pt}{6pt}{\large\bfseries}}
\renewcommand{\thesubsubsection}{\arabic{subsubsection}. }
\setcounter{subsubsection}{0}%

...my subsubsections will still not number themselves.

For example, with:

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\subsubsection{a subsubsection}
This is a subsubsection.

All I get is:

a subsubsection

This is a subsubsection.

When what I want is:

1. a subsubsection

This is a subsubsection.

Any ideas as to what could be causing this?

Thanks,
-cvp

[gmedina]

Hi cvp,

add in the preamble

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\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}

to include subsubsections in the table of contents you will have to add also the line

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\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}

As you can guess from my response, the standard behaviour is to number and to include in the ToC only sectional units with depth less than or equal to two (i.e., up to subsections). Incrementing the counters will number (include in the ToC) sectional units of higher depth.

[cvp]

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\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}

That did it. Knew I forgot something (tocdepth was already 3).
Thanks!

-cvp

[mahdi-me]

Hi cvp,

add in the preamble

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\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}

to include subsubsections in the table of contents you will have to add also the line

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\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}

As you can guess from my response, the standard behaviour is to number and to include in the ToC only sectional units with depth less than or equal to two (i.e., up to subsections). Incrementing the counters will number (include in the ToC) sectional units of higher depth.

That is worked for me. This is the best forum in subject of latex.
Best wish.