[Tex/LaTex] Only number and name of chapter wanted in header

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I have the problem, that in my header "chapter" is mentioned, but I only want the chapter number and name to appear.

\documentclass[a4paper, openany]{book}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{titlesec}

\titleformat{\chapter}{\normalfont\huge}{\Huge \bf \thechapter}{20pt}{\Huge \bf} %This is here, so that at each chapter start, I only get "chapter number + chapter name"
\fancyhead[RO]{\rightmark}
\fancyhead[LE]{\leftmark}
\fancyfoot[RO,LE]{\thepage}

\begin{document}

\chapter{dsfjdj}
\newpage

\end{document}

The right mark works the way I want it to, but the left mark doesn't, since it also lists the word "chapter" explicitly. How can I avoid it?

Best Answer

Since you use titlesec, I suggest you use titleps, which is easier to use than fancyhdr, in my opinion. It allows to define a new page style without using marks with a simple syntax:

\documentclass[a4paper, openany]{book}

\usepackage[pagestyles]{titlesec}
\usepackage{titlecaps}

\titleformat{\chapter}{\normalfont\huge \bfseries}{\Huge \thechapter}{20pt}{\Huge} %This is here, so that at each chapter start, I only get "chapter number + chapter name"

\newpagestyle{myps}{%
\sethead[\small\scshape\thechapter. ~\titlecap{\chaptertitle}][][]{}{}{\small\thesection.~\itshape\sectiontitle}
\setfoot{}{\thepage}{}
}%

\usepackage{lipsum}
\pagestyle{myps}

\begin{document}

\chapter{A first chapter}
\lipsum[1-3]
\section{Some section}

\lipsum

\end{document}

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If you don't set a proper head height, fancyhdr reports the following:

Package Fancyhdr Warning: \headheight is too small (XX.Xpt): 
 Make it at least YY.YYYYpt.
 We now make it that large for the rest of the document.
 This may cause the page layout to be inconsistent, however.

As such, the newly-set \headheight will be the same throughout the document. To avoid this, I've created the following minimal document that sets a consistent head height, adding a vertical space (gap) on the first page to simulate a larger header:

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{fancyhdr,datetime,geometry,lipsum,graphicx}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%date in format Sunday, October 25, 2011
\usdate
\def\theday {\dayofweekname{\day}{\month}{\year}}
\def\mydate {\theday , \today}

%%%%%%%%%%return address%%%%%%%%%%
\def\myname         {Frank Thorne}
\def\mydeptname     {Department of Mathematics}
\def\myaffiliation  {University of South Carolina}
\def\mystreet       {1523 Greene Street}
\def\mycitystatezip {Columbia,~SC \quad 29208}
\def\myphone        {\textit{Phone:} (803)404-4057 (home)}
\def\office         {(803)777-4224}
\def\fax            {\textit{Fax:}(803)777-3783}
\def\email          {thorne@math.sc.edu}
\def\url            {\texttt{http://www.math.sc.edu/~thornef}} % NOTE: use $\sim$ for tilde
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%margins%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\geometry{
  margin = 1in,
  headheight = 13.5pt
}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt} %controls how the indentation of new paragraphs behaves
\setlength{\parskip}{6pt} %controls the space between paragraphs

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%letterhead%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\fancyfoot{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
\pagestyle{fancy}%

\fancypagestyle{firstpage}{
  \fancyhf{}% Clear header/footer
  %%%usc logo
  \fancyhead[L]{\raisebox{\dimexpr-\height+\baselineskip}[0pt][0pt]{\includegraphics[width=2.5in]{example-image}}}
  %%%%%%%%%%return address on right%%%%%%%
  \fancyhead[R]{\leavevmode\footnotesize\itshape%
  \begin{tabular}[t]{l@{}}
    \myname \\ \mydeptname \\
    \myaffiliation \\ \mystreet \\
    \mycitystatezip \\ \email \\[\normalbaselineskip]
    \mydate
  \end{tabular}}
}

\begin{document}

\thispagestyle{firstpage}

\vspace*{8\baselineskip}

\lipsum[1-10]

\bigskip

\hspace{.5\textwidth}%
\begin{tabular}{@{}l}
  Sincerely, \\[2\normalbaselineskip]
  Frank Thorne \\
  \textit{Assistant Professor of Mathematics}
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

I've used geometry to adjust the page layout - it's just easier/more convenient.

[Tex/LaTex] How to customize and use the \leftmark and \rightmark commands with custom fancyhdr styles

You have to change \leftmark to \rightmark in the definition of mainmatter pagestyle.

Also you have to nullify the effect of \subsectionmark

\renewcommand{\subsectionmark}[1]{}

MWE

\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[quiet]{fontspec}
% !TEX TS-program = XeLaTeX
\setmainfont{SourceSansPro}[%
%    Path= /usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/adobe/sourcesanspro/ ,
    Extension = .otf ,
    UprightFont = *-Regular ,
    ItalicFont = *-RegularIt ,
    BoldFont = *-Bold ,
    BoldItalicFont = *-BoldIt ]
\usepackage[%
    a4paper,
%   includeheadfoot,
    head=\baselineskip,  % distance from bottom of header to block of text aka \headsep e.g. \baselineskip
    foot=2.3cm,  % distance from top of footer to block of text aka \footskip
    headheight=12pt,     % height for the header block (no equivalent for footer)
%   heightrounded,       % ensure an integer number of lines
    marginparwidth=2cm,  % right marginal note width
    marginparsep=2mm,    % distance from text block to marginal note box
%   height=\textheight,  % height of the text block
%   width=\textwidth,    % width of the text block
    top=2.5cm,           % distance of the text block from the top of the page
    bottom=3cm,
    left=2.5cm,
    right=2.5cm,
%    showframe,           % show the main blocks
%    verbose,             % show the values of the parameters in the log file
]{geometry}

\usepackage{fancyhdr}

\usepackage{lipsum}


\pagestyle{fancy} % This must be here, because defaults are set and renewcommand for section marks will work.
\renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{\markright{#1}}
\renewcommand{\subsectionmark}[1]{}


%Fancyhdr Styles
\fancypagestyle{frontmatter}{%
   \fancyhf{} % clear all fields
   \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
   \lhead{}
   \lfoot{}
   \cfoot{}
   \rfoot{}
}%
\fancypagestyle{mainmatter}{%
   \fancyhf{} % clear all fields
   \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
   \lhead{Test Left Header}
   \rhead{\rightmark}
   \lfoot{}
   \cfoot{}
   \rfoot{}
}%

\begin{document}
\pagestyle{frontmatter}
\section{Monkey}
Some text about monkeys.
\lipsum[1-20]
\newpage
\pagestyle{mainmatter}
\section{Yack}
Some text about yacks.
\lipsum[1-20]
\newpage
\section{Alpine ibex}
\subsection{A subsection}
Some text about alpine ibexes.
\lipsum[1-20]
\end{document}

Output:

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