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PreTeXt Sample Book: Abstract Algebra (SAMPLE ONLY)

Section E.2 Numbering in the Back Matter

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<section>
  <title>Numbering in the Back Matter</title>
  <p>
    Numbered blocks in an <tag>appendix</tag> in the <tag>backmatter</tag> of a <tag>book</tag> with <tag>part</tag> were once getting an extra level in <init>HTML</init> output.
    With standard defaults,
    the number of the following <tag>example</tag> should have two periods as separators,
    just like an example in the main matter when the part number is not included.
  </p>
  <example>
    <title>An Example Example</title>
    <p>
      What's my number?
    </p>
  </example>
</section>
Numbered blocks in an <appendix> in the <backmatter> of a <book> with <part> were once getting an extra level in HTML output. With standard defaults, the number of the following <example> should have two periods as separators, just like an example in the main matter when the part number is not included.

Example E.2.1. An Example Example.

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<example>
  <title>An Example Example</title>
  <p>
    What's my number?
  </p>
</example>
What’s my number?