Upendran
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--pg 18:01, 22 Apr 2005 (CEST)
It's also written up in Paragraph Enumeration. --Adam 22:27, 23 Apr 2005 (CEST)
IN LATEX
in order to set a paragraph number, you can set the latex document as
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{parano}
\begin{document}
\chapter{one}
\parano
my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph.
\bigskip
my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph my paragraph.
\endparano
\end{document}
In conTeXt
\newcounter\Paracount \setcounter\Paracount1 \def\Paragraphnumber%
{\doglobal\increment\Paracount \Paracount.~~}
\def\startParagraphs%
{\par \begingroup \appendtoks \Paragraphnumber \to \everypar}
\def\stopParagraphs%
{\par \endgroup}
\starttext
\startParagraphs \chapter{my chapter}
test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test testtest test.
test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test.
\section{my section}
test test test test test test test test test test
\stopParagraphs stoptext