From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Shawn Koons Subject: Re: ordered list start with number other than 1 Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:17:55 -0700 Message-ID: <823b38420912182317s114f815bi947ec986a8ee1220@mail.gmail.com> References: <823b38420912180941r5d51ec4mb73e2833f4e0b33b@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NLtZh-0008Ls-Dm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:18:01 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NLtZc-0008LG-3D for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:18:00 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34901 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NLtZc-0008LD-0m for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:17:56 -0500 Received: from mail-yw0-f202.google.com ([209.85.211.202]:63625) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NLtZb-00063U-LS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:17:55 -0500 Received: by ywh40 with SMTP id 40so4003885ywh.26 for ; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:17:55 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <823b38420912180941r5d51ec4mb73e2833f4e0b33b@mail.gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org It may be bad form to answer your own query, but a workaround using the following works for now. #+BEGIN_VERSE 3 Some text 4 Some text 5 Some text #+END_VERSE ---Although it /would/ be nice to have it auto-magically begin numbering starting at a particular number . I am using Lamport's book "LaTeX: User's Guide and Reference Manual" to see if there may be a LaTeX answer to this problem. If this sort of question should be directed to a different mailing list or forum, please let me know so I don't waste anyone's time. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Shawn Koons wrote: > Can someone point me to documentation about making an ordered list starting > with a number other than '1.' so that when it is exported to html the > numbers will be sequential using the numbers I put in the list? > > E.g., instead of a list as follows: > > BEGINNING OF LIST > 1. Some text > 2. Some text > 3. Some text > END OF LIST > > I would like the list to start as follows: > > BEGINNING OF LIST > 27. Some text > 28. Some text > 29. Some text > END OF LIST > > Thank you, > Shawn >