[texhax] continuous figure and table numbering

[Robin Fairbairns]

> 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. 

faq: http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=running-nos

ime, it's difficult constructing search terms for these sorts of
questions, which is why a quick glance at the faq is often a good
starting place. [see any texhax foot line for base url for the faq]