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<h3>Redefining counters&rsquo; <code>\</code><code>the-</code>commands</h3>
<p/>Whenever you request a new LaTeX counter, LaTeX creates a bunch
-of behind-the-scenes commands, as well as definining the counter
+of behind-the-scenes commands, as well as defining the counter
itself.
<p/>Among other things, <code>\</code><code>newcounter{</code><em>fred</em><code>}</code> creates a command
<code>\</code><code>the</code><code><em>fred</em></code>, which expands to &ldquo;the value of
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ find yourself redefining things left, right and centre. Rather, use
the standard techniques for
<a href="FAQ-seccntfmt.html">adjusting the presentation of section numbers</a>.
<p/>Or, suppose you want the page number to appear at the bottom of each
-page surrounded by dashes (&ldquo;<code>-</code><code>- nnn -</code><code>-</code>&rdquo;). Would you want to
-achieve this by redefining <code>\</code><code>thepage</code>, given the likely appearance
-of the table of contents with the dashes attached every page number,
-or of the modified <code>\</code><code>pageref</code> references. In this case, the
-modification is best done by redefining the page style itself, perhaps
+page surrounded by dashes (as in
+&ldquo;<code>-</code><code>-~</code><code>nnn~-</code><code>-</code>&rdquo;).
+If you try to achieve this by redefining <code>\</code><code>thepage</code>, problems will
+arise from the use of the page number in the table of contents (each
+number will have the dashes attached), and <code>\</code><code>pageref</code> references
+will be oddly modified. In this case, the change of appearance is
+best done by redefining the page style itself, perhaps using
<a href="FAQ-fancyhdr.html">package <i>fancyhdr</i></a>.
<p/><p/><p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=the-commands">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=the-commands</a>
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