maïeul Rouquette

did you try http://ctan.org/pkg/lineno for lineno ? if it doesn’t work for you problem, I think the best solution will be to use eledmac + create you own command to have uniform presenting…

yes, but to edit a drama does not implie necessary to use the drama package. What are the command you need ? what does they do? Why do you need \sebspeaks ?

you can write the name character between stanza.

`\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{eledmac}
\firstlinenum{1}
\linenumincrement{1}
\begin{document}
\setstanzaindents{0,0}
\setcounter{stanzaindentsrepetition}{1}
\beginnumbering

First character
\stanza
verse&
verse&
verse\&
Second character
\stanza
verse&
verse&
verse\&
\endnumbering
\end{document}`

Hi,

could you post a “issue” on https://github.com/maieul/ledmac/issues. I think it’s a feature which is need in eledmac.

No problem, it’s a quite difficult problem.

I think what was wrong in the first solution, what was wrong in the second. I hope the third, which combine the two, is the good.

So you have to change you preambule code by :

`

%%%%CONTINUITà NUMERI DI VERSI DELLE STROFE%%%%%%
\makeatletter% We need to use command with an @.
\newcount\@stanzaline% The counter to save the stanza line. It's a TeX counter, not a LaTeX counter
\newcommand{\savestanzaline}[0]{\global\@stanzaline=\line@num}%\line@num is the internal counter of eledmac use for line numbering.
\newcommand{\restorestanzaline}{\setlinenum{\@stanzaline}}% Use the value of @stanzaline as new line number, but don't write it directly in the .nn file.
\makeatother%Don't forget.
%%%%%%%%%%

`

Ok.

As Doc said, you should, in any case, use eledmac instead of ledmac.

I’m not sur to understand exactly what you mean : have a number for stanza (1) or have an unbroken numbering of line for stanza but a broken for prose (2). So I will propose to you a solution for both case.

have a number for stanza (1)

The solution is very easy. If you don’t use a sectionning command (as \section), you could define your own counter and increment it a each stanza.
For example in you preamble:

`
\newcounter{stanza}% A counter for stanza
\newcommand{\stanzacount}{
\stepcounter{stanza}%Add one to the counter
[\thestanza]% Print in bracket the value of the stanza
}
`

And at each stanza, you call \stantzacount (instead of [1] and [2] in your example)

have an unbroken numbering of line for stanza but a broken for prose (2)

As it mix broken and unbroken line numbering, we can’t use \pausenumbering.

The solution will be :

1. At the end of stanza, before \endnumbering, save the line number in a counter.
2. At the begining of a stanza, between \beginnumbering and \stanza, set the line number with the value saved in the counter.

So, in you preamble, define a command \savestanzaline, and call it at the end of a stanza, after the \& and before \linenumbering :

`
\makeatletter% We need to use command with an @.
\newcounter{stanzaline}% The counter to save the stanza line.
\newcommand{\savestanzaline}[0]{\setcounter{stanzaline}{\line@num}}%\line@num is the internal counter of eledmac use for line numbering.
\makeatother% No need anymore command with @
`

And so, at the begining of a stanza, between \beginnumbering and \stanza, call :
`
\setlinenum{\thestanzaline}
`

To change the line number, and have a continuus line numbering with the previous stanza…

Hope to be helpful.

Why did you redefine [code]\Bparafootfmt[\code]

In deed, you can’t use new feature if you redefine it, or you should use the new version.

But the main idea of eledmac is to make redefine no needed.