Index: /trunk/doc/manual/docbook2latex.xsl
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--- /trunk/doc/manual/docbook2latex.xsl	(revision 78513)
+++ /trunk/doc/manual/docbook2latex.xsl	(revision 78514)
@@ -304,4 +304,8 @@
           <xsl:value-of select="$tmp + 1"/>
         </xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="self::preface"><xsl:text>0</xsl:text></xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="self::chapter"><xsl:text>0</xsl:text></xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="self::appendix"><xsl:text>0</xsl:text></xsl:when>
+        <xsl:when test="self::article"><xsl:text>0</xsl:text></xsl:when>
         <xsl:otherwise>
           <xsl:message terminate="yes">get-section-level was called on non-section element: <xsl:value-of select="."/> </xsl:message>