Append \appendixname to \subsection doesn't work properly

Question

I am new to LaTeX.

Using: \usepackage[title,toc,titletoc,page]{appendix}

My LaTeX:

\documentclass[a4paper,svgnames,11pt]{article}
\usepackage[title,toc,titletoc,page]{appendix}
\usepackage{listings}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\thispagestyle{empty}}
\glsaddall
\newpage
\appendix
\renewcommand{\thesubsection}{\appendixname}{\Alph{subsection}}
\setcounter{section}{0}
\begin{appendices}
\subsection{Projects}
\subsection{Interview}
\subsection{Data}
\subsection{Samples}
\end{appendices}
\end{document}

Results in:

Not sure how this can be resolved and fixed with formatting.

EDIT: Followed the following sample, https://gist.github.com/X4/7759575

Welcome to TEX.SE! Please provide a full minimal working example which reproduces the issue, possibly starting with \documentclass{...} and ending with \end{document}. This being said, what are you trying to do with \renewcommand{\thesubsection}{\appendixname}{\Alph{subsection}}? \renewcommand takes only two arguments. — campa, Nov 02 '21 at 12:11
Please double check the {}'s in that sample with the number you use. The sample you refer to is correct, yours is not. — daleif, Nov 02 '21 at 12:54
@daleif, I tried this. \renewcommand{\thesubsection}{\appendixname~\Alph{subsection}} — John Smith, Nov 02 '21 at 12:56
the second problem is that there is not enough room for \thesubsection inside \numberline. There should be a way to adjust \numberline using titletoc. I know it can be changed by NOT using titletoc. — John Kormylo, Nov 02 '21 at 13:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 02 '21 at 13:41

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Found this:

\makeatletter
\newrobustcmd{\fixappendix}{%
  \patchcmd{\l@subsection}{2.3em}{5.6em}{}{}%
}

Source: LaTeX: iopart and overlapping appendices

answered Nov 02 '21 at 13:41

John Smith

103

Welcome to TeX.SX! In order to make this a proper answer, please consinder adding a comment on how to use the above code snippet. – Jasper Habicht Nov 02 '21 at 15:44
@JasperHabicht, I marked the other dude's response as an answer. As that also works. – John Smith Nov 03 '21 at 12:04
No idea what that does or how to use it until I looked at your referenced source which was clear unlike your suggestion above. You only took code from one of the answers which seems a bit unfair. If you want to provide an answer please provide a complete one not an unusable snippet. – Peter Wilson Nov 03 '21 at 18:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 02 '21 at 13:43

The width for \numberline is normally passed using \@tempdima which is set locally. To change the width in the middle of the toc requires the use of \addtocontents.

\documentclass[a4paper,svgnames,11pt]{article}
\usepackage[title,toc,titletoc,page]{appendix}
\usepackage{listings}
\newlength{\appwidth}
\settowidth{\appwidth}{\appendixname}
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\resetnumberline}{\def\numberline##1{%
  \advance@tempdima by \appwidth
  \hb@xt@@tempdima{##1\hfil}}}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\thispagestyle{empty}}
%\glsaddall
\newpage
\subsection{test}
\appendix
\renewcommand{\thesubsection}{\appendixname~\Alph{subsection}}%
\setcounter{section}{0}%
\addtocontents{toc}{\string\resetnumberline}%
\begin{appendices}
\subsection{Projects}
\subsection{Interview}
\subsection{Data}
\subsection{Samples}
\end{appendices}
\end{document}

Append \appendixname to \subsection doesn't work properly

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