numbering chapter following header level and not files

[jcolomb]

This concerns chapter numbering in quarto book.

Description

several question on numbering chapters and parts #5987 for instance.

My issue is that numbering follows files and not headers levels: if I start a new file with ### 3d level headerit will add a number as if it is a new chapter (instead of being "1.1.1 3d level header" if will be "2 3d level header". That is very disturbing.

PS: putting files together for one chapter would not work as the chapters are too big and I need some sections to be independent so different people can work on them)

So numbering should not care if it is a new file or not, but only follow the headers level.

(example: https://open-make.github.io/RHardware-minimaltemplate/ I get 80 Chapters instead of ~6 chapters with multiple subchapters)

[mcanouil]

This seems to be the same thing as:

• Quarto book: multiple chapters in one qmd chapter #1712
• Project Book Do not start a new chapter at every file #7649
• Quarto book - split chapters in separate QMD files (sections) #3382

Each elements in chapters is a chapter. That is the design.
The headers do not really matter in this context.

Regarding your example, you could use the include shortcode instead of listing the files as chapters.

[jcolomb]

It is indeed the same as #7649, will close this and add a comment there.