[texhax] continuous figure and table numbering

[Martin Wegmann]

hello Latex-user,  
 
all my figures and tables are named/numbered after my chapter (1.2,  
1.3, ....2.1, 2.2....), but I would like to have a continuous numbering like  
fig. 1 for the first figure in my document, fig. 2 for the second  
(unimportant in which chapter they appear). 
 
and refering to them like  
 
...blabla as seen in \ref{fig:myfirstfigure}. 
 
\begin{...} 
... 
\label{fig:myfirstfigure} 
.. 
\end... 
 
I searched the web, but without success yet. I would greatly appreciate any  
hints for sites or commands. 
 
 
thanks in advance, regards Martin 
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