Javier, > >have to study them a bit further but i was wondering about the paragraph > >action > >which seems to be intended to run the whole set of all entries in a single > >paragraph. > > Not necessary. Just define, say, section to be of style JB1, and > subsection of style JB2. That's all. If there are no new bugs, that > should work. I tried that after Xmas but not with much success. would you care to provide us with a (working:-) example? perhaps i'm simply to stupid to get it right. what i'm looking for is something like this 1 Historical outline 12 origins 12 the first printed book in the west 14 from platin to bodoni 18 the nineteenth centrury 22 the twentieth century 28 2 Studio and equipment 34 furniture 36 lightning 37 basic equipment 37 stationary 38 special equipment 39 reference material 40 3 Legibility 42 ... and so forth (the above is from the The Thames and Hudson Manual of typography by Ruari McLean) best frank