UnderVir  ]  Vir MS-DOS (and other PC oriented operating systems), the filename extensions are limited to 3 characters. Thus, it is olnl necessary to edit very slightly the file minitoc.sty. You have just to uncomment the line where \SHORTEXT is defined. All other modifications will be done automatically. The .mtcN> suffix will become .MN>, where N> is the absolute chapter number. The suffixes .mlfN> and .mltN> become .FN> and .TN>. The .ptcN> suffix will become .PN>, where N> is the part number. The suffixes .plfN> and .pltN> become .GN> and .UN>. The .stcN> suffix will become .SN>, where N> is the absolute section number. The suffixes .slfN> and .sltN> become .HN> and .VN>. Of course, this implies a limit of 99 chapters in a document, but do you really need so many chapters (or sections in an article)? The limit of 99 parts does not seem too serious.