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I have the following MWE using counters. At which place can I insert \stepcounter to increase always at the next \enumerate item? All positions which I've tried have failed with \endcsname error.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{fontspec}

\newfontfamily\ngg{NewGardiner}


\newcounter{nw}
\setcounter{nw}{13000}

\renewcommand{\theenumi}{\ngg\symbol{"\the\value{\stepcounter{nw}}}}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}
\item rozhodovat se na hraně zajímavého
\item vždycky to tam máš (data v matematice)
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}
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    Try loading package enumitem and use \begin{enumerate}[label=\ngg\symbol{\theenumi}] (if this is a first level list). – Bernard Oct 6 at 17:17
  • @Bernard I need to set the initial value to 13000. And this doesn't work for me: \usepackage{enumitem} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate}[\setcounter{theenumi}{13000} label=\ngg\symbol{\theenumi}] \item rozhodovat se na hraně zajímavého \item vždycky to tam máš (data v matematice) \end{enumerate} \end{document} – user2925716 Oct 6 at 17:29
  • Probably How can I make an enumerate list start at something other than 1? helps – leandriis Oct 6 at 17:32
  • You can use the key start=13000. – Bernard Oct 6 at 17:33
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    as I commented on one of your earlier questions the page you linked to showed two versions of that font the old one (that you have) which pre-dates these characters being in Unicode and a new one called something like NewGardiner-SSP, I forget exactly, which has the characters in Unicode order. – David Carlisle Oct 6 at 17:49
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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{enumitem}

%I don't have this font and you want teh updated verison with Unicode ordering.
%\newfontfamily\ngg{NewGardiner} 
\newfontfamily\ngg{Segoe UI Historic}

%you do not need a counter and want to start from 77824 not 13000
%\newcounter{nw}
%\setcounter{nw}{13000}

%\renewcommand{\theenumi}{\ngg\symbol{"\the\value{\stepcounter{nw}}}}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}[start="13000,label={\ngg\symbol{\value{enumi}}}]
\item rozhodovat se na hraně zajímavého
\item vždycky to tam máš (data v matematice)
\item zzz
\item zzz
\item zzz
\item zzz
\item zzz
\item zzz
\item zzz
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}
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    Forks fine. Actually I need to subtract "13000 from the other occurence of the counter enumi as given here: `label=\roman{enumi}--\arabic{enumi}'. How do I do this in XeTeX? This doesn't work: label=\roman{enumi-13000}--\arabic{enumi-13000} One counter is supposed to be for Hieroglyphs and the other for roman and arabic and these latter two begin at 1 not at 13000. – user2925716 Oct 6 at 17:53
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    leave start as the default 1 and use label=\roman{enumi}--{\ngg\symbol{\numexpr "13000+\value{enumi}}}. and it will print the decimal value as well as a hieroglyph – David Carlisle Oct 6 at 17:59

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