I have a small macro when referencing a section/appendix:
\newcommand{\secref}[1]{Sec.~\ref{#1}}
Now, when referencing a section, it works just fine and puts something like Sec. 2.5. When referencing an appendix, however, it puts Sec. Appendix A.
How does LaTeX decide whether it puts just the number (in the case of sections), or whether it puts Appendix and the "number" A? How can I influence this? How can I achieve a reference macro that automatically puts Sec./App./Chap. as appropriate?
cleverefwhich adds the type of reference, and is customisable?cleverefseems to be a good solution in general, but there still remains the question how\refdecides what it prints.clever.cfgfile. This being said, the case ofappendixis probably trickier and probably require using theappendixandapptoolspackages.