> Costin,
>
> Currently, there isn't a way to change it, short of monkeypatching the Section class.
>
> class Section
>    def generate_id
>      # implement custom strategy here
>    end
> end
>
> Given that there are likely numerous requirements about how to autogenerate an id beyond the limited control AsciiDoc /
> Asciidoctor provide out of the box, I see this as a something well worth making pluggable. In fact, I need to do this
> anyway since there is a place in the code where I need to generate an id this way that isn't a section.
>
> The first step is to refactor the generate_id method by pulling it up into a SectionIdGenerator implementation. Then, we
> can perhaps introduce a method in the Extension registration that lets you set your own implementation.
>
> Extensions.register do |document|
>    sectid_generator, InheritableSectionIdGenerator
> end
>
> We could introduce a bunch of built-in generators, but that just seems like a fishing expedition, at least this early in
> the game. I'd say we introduce those when it's obvious that we sorely need them...though we could put the implementation
> classes in Asciidoctor so all you have to do is register one.
>
> Can you file an issue for this enhancement? I'm also interest in feedback, particularly around naming and the design
> strategy for how the generators get created. Given your expertise, I have a feeling you're pretty good at this sort of
> thing :)
>
> -Dan
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 12:09 PM, costin [via Asciidoctor :: Discussion] <[hidden email]
> </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=476&i=0>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     I've noticed that sections without a declared id have their links generated based on the title and, in case of
>     duplicates, add a counter to them:
>
>     Example:
>     == A
>     === B
>     == X
>     === B
>
>     results in links "_B" for (A/B) and "_B_2" (for X/B).
>
>     Is it possible to change this strategy so that the parent section id is used instead? So for the given example, the
>     links would be: _A_B and _X_B ?
>
>     Thanks,
>     Costin
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