How to put current Heading Level 1 and Numbering on top of header line?

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Hey!

I am creating my first thesis and my word template requires a specific header with a horizontal line and above the current heading level 1 and the page numbering as shown in my screenshot.
I only managed to put the line there, whenever I try to align the numbering on top it disappears…

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Could you share the code snippet you are using that fails?

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#set page(
  margin:(top:30mm,bottom:30mm,left:30mm,right:25mm), 
 // header: (line(length:100%)),
   header: context {
    align(left, (hydra(1)) + h(1fr) + "Hallo")
    line(length: 100%)
  },
 )

#align(top, numbering("I"))

The Hello appears where the number should appear, the top aligned numbering doesnt appear at all

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4

Thanks. Additional to that, if you could please edit your post and enclose your code with three backticks before and after, we will be able to read it better. Thanks. :pray:

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5

What you are trying is not meant to be working.

Try:

#import "@preview/hydra:0.6.2": hydra
#set page(
  margin: (top: 30mm, bottom: 30mm, left: 30mm, right: 25mm),
  // header: (line(length:100%)),
  header: context {
    align(left, (hydra(1)) + h(1fr) + counter(page).display())
    line(length: 100%)
  },
)

//#align(top, numbering("I")) // This will not show anything

= First
== Sub

#lorem(1000)

Have you read through the manual for Hydra?

6

Thank you, this is a major improvement. Though, now it displays the last Heading from the site before. Say, on the Table of Contents page, there is still “Abstract” from a page before in the header. Is this solvable through the package?

Edit: Found the solution. Its doable through the (use-last: bool) function of hydra. set it true with

#let hydra = hydra.with(use-last: true)

and it will show the last heading on the page as the header, not the one active before

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Are you using a template or creating your own? Many templates already provide the proper integration with Hydra. It would help to know with which one you are working if it is public.

I am asking because you are most likely going to encounter a problem with displaying the page number if you switch from roman to arabic numbering.