Why don't headers work for me in PTXprint?

Question

I am trying to put a header that has the verse references ranges and the book name. but when I select the settings and create the pdf there is literally nothing on top. why?

EDIT, they show up on other pages but not on the first page. 

\id JAS - OMITTED New Testament

\h Yakub 

\toc3 Yak 

\toc2 Yakub 

\toc1 Waraga ta Yakub 

\c 1 

\v 1 Min Yakub, laabi ta Rabbana ma Sidi Isa Masihu, na kabila itinashar (12) ab masetetu: Salaam neitakum! 

Answer 1

So header information is showing up on every page but the first page?

This seems to be the default behavior, that on the first page of a book, that all of the Heading/Footer data is suppressed/hidden. I can't find any setting that overrides this. Perhaps someone knows a more advanced way to achieve this.

Answer 2

Correct, the first page of a book usually has (or is expected to have a \mt main title) which spans across the page, and therefore a header with the book name would "spoil that layout". So traditionally, the first/intro page of a book does NOT get any header.

However, as always, there's a way to tell it that you want a header there anyway, and this would be done by adding your own .tex code as shown below to the ptxprint-mods.tex file (see Advanced tab, enable the option and then click on Edit...)

%% Title Even Header
\def\RHtitleevenleft{\rangeref}
\def\RHtitleevencenter{\book}
\def\RHtitleevenright{\empty}

%% Title Odd Header
\def\RHtitleoddleft{\empty}
\def\RHtitleoddcenter{\book}
\def\RHtitleoddright{\rangeref}

Note that you might also want to include a page number (on the inner).