Change label numbering prefix

Question

I want to change the labeling of my figures from A.1, A.2, ... to Abb. 1, Abb. 2, ..., because my appendix chapter is already labeled with A and this causes some confusion (whether A.1 is meaning the first section of the appendix or the first image).
I know I can change the label caption like this:

\addto\captionsngerman{
    \renewcommand{\figurename}{Abb.}    
}

from here, but this isn't what I want, because it just changes Abbildung A.1 to Abb. A.1. How can I change the prefix of the number?

I'm using babel with ngerman, graphicx and subfigure but I don't know if this is what you mean — TheFlow0360, Mar 18 '16 at 08:39
i use a custom one, \documentclass[german]{tex/ttthesis} (Thomas Thüm - Template for Theses from here). I didn't know I could get B or C, what results in a change of the prefix? i thought it's A because the word ist Abbildung — TheFlow0360, Mar 18 '16 at 09:02
no, A is for first chapter in appendix the 2 nd will be B ... — touhami, Mar 18 '16 at 09:16
oh, ok... is there any way to change this behaviour so that my figures get labeled independent from the chapter? — TheFlow0360, Mar 18 '16 at 09:29
without the Abb. it's fine, because this is still put in front by \figurename - thx! — TheFlow0360, Mar 18 '16 at 09:41

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 18 '16 at 10:14

The class used here is based on book.cls weach define figure by

\newcounter{figure}[chapter]

so it will be reset with chapter. To make it independent of chapter we use chngcntr package and its \counterwithout command.

Exemple: here we use itonly for appendix figure. If we want this for all document we use \counterwithout{figure}{chapter} in the preambl.

\documentclass{book}

\usepackage{chngcntr}

\begin{document}
\chapter{Foo}
\begin{figure}
\rule{4cm}{1cm}
\caption{Figure}
\end{figure}
\chapter{Bla}
\begin{figure}
\rule{4cm}{1cm}
\caption{Figure}
\end{figure}

\appendix

\counterwithout{figure}{chapter}
\setcounter{figure}{0}

\chapter{Foo}
\begin{figure}
\rule{4cm}{1cm}
\caption{Figure}
\end{figure}
\chapter{Bla}
\begin{figure}
\rule{4cm}{1cm}
\caption{Figure}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

Change label numbering prefix

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