Tuning tables of contents and lists of figures and tables
Especially when starting to use LaTeX, the automatic creation of a table of contents (ToC) is impressive. The ToC with section titles and page numbers is generated from your heading texts in commands such as \part, \chapter, and \section. The lists of figures and tables work precisely in the same way, while they use the texts in \caption for the list entries.
The default table of contents design follows a widely used style. In some cases, though, you might need to adjust it.
How to do it...
We will use the tocstyle package for customizing, which belongs to the KOMA-Script bundle. You can try the recipe settings in your own document or use our book example from Chapter 1, Exploring Various Document Classes.
Automatic correction of widths
The default widths of numbers in the ToC remain fixed, so large section or page numbers can potentially overlap with the text. It can also happen with Roman numbering, where the...
