>> What - if any - would be the recommended way to implement numbering only
>> second-level headlines in an exported document with running numbering
>> (resets with first-level headline change)?
>
> You haven't said what export target you are using. In any case, I would
> suggest you look at using a counter. See section 12.5 of the org manual
> but specifically:
>
> ‘{{{n}}}’
> ‘{{{n(NAME)}}}’
> ‘{{{n(NAME,ACTION)}}}’
> This macro implements custom counters by returning the number of
> times the macro has been expanded so far while exporting the
> buffer. You can create more than one counter using different NAME
> values. If ACTION is ‘-’, previous value of the counter is held,
> i.e. the specified counter is not incremented. If the value is a
> number, the specified counter is set to that value. If it is any
> other non-empty string, the specified counter is reset to 1. You
> may leave NAME empty to reset the default counter.
>
> I would turn off numbering of headings (num:nil option) and then have
> the counter in each second level heading.
Brilliant, that worked like a charm on first trial. Thanks!
(BTW, my export target is html.)
Jarmo