diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0365b23..65d5bce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 *_files/
 /.luarc.json
 Emo_think.png
+_renderinfo.json
+quickanswers.tex
diff --git a/_extensions/qquestion/qquestion.lua b/_extensions/qquestion/qquestion.lua
index e6764e8..bdde189 100644
--- a/_extensions/qquestion/qquestion.lua
+++ b/_extensions/qquestion/qquestion.lua
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ function init_qnum(renderinfo)
     for i, v in ipairs(renderinfo.rendr) do
       if i < renderinfo.currentindex 
         then if v.qcount then 
+            -- if v.qcount > 0 then pout("add counts "..v.qcount) end
             qnum = qnum + v.qcount 
         end end
     end  
@@ -111,7 +112,6 @@ end
 
 
 function Pandoc_doit(doc)
-  -- pout("the pandoc")
   if rinfo.ishtml
   then 
     quarto.doc.add_html_dependency({
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ function Pandoc_doit(doc)
   end
  
   if rinfo.ishtmlbook and rinfo.currentindex > 0 then
+    -- pout ("updating render info with counts "..qcount)
     rinfo.rendr[rinfo.currentindex].qcount = qcount
   end;  
+  -- pout ("save rinfo for current index"..rinfo.currentindex)
   utelz.save_info(rinfo)
   return(doc)
 end  
@@ -136,7 +138,6 @@ return{
 { -- first get rendering information
   Meta = function(meta) 
     rinfo = utelz.Meta_getinfo(meta)
-    -- pout("now init")
     init_qnum(rinfo)
     -- pout("fertig")
   end  
diff --git a/_extensions/qquestion/renderinfo.lua b/_extensions/qquestion/renderinfo.lua
index d99fe4c..121769f 100644
--- a/_extensions/qquestion/renderinfo.lua
+++ b/_extensions/qquestion/renderinfo.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 local str = pandoc.utils.stringify
 local pout = quarto.log.output
-local dumpfile = "_renderinfo.json"
+local projectdir = os.getenv("QUARTO_PROJECT_DIR")
+local dumpfile = projectdir.."/_renderinfo.json"
 
 -- rendering information
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ local function save_info(renderinfo)
     local rjson = quarto.json.encode(renderinfo)
     local file = io.open(dumpfile,"w")
     if file ~= nil then 
+      -- pout ("dumping render info to "..dumpfile)
       file:write(rjson) 
       file:close()
     end
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ local function update_otherchapinfo(rinfo, newinfo)
            end 
         end
         if not OK then 
-            -- pout("there have been changes in chapters. Overwriting information now!")
+            pout("there have been changes in chapters. Overwriting render information now.")
             save_info(rinfo)
         else -- update other information
             for i, v in ipairs(oldchap) do
@@ -85,8 +87,8 @@ local function update_otherchapinfo(rinfo, newinfo)
                    oldchap[i] = newchap[i]
                 end 
              end 
-        --    pout("updated info")
-        --    pout(rinfo) 
+            -- pout("updated info")
+            -- pout(rinfo) 
         end   
     end    
 end    
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ local function Meta_projectfiles(meta)
     local processedfile = pandoc.path.split_extension(PANDOC_STATE.output_file)
     local rinfo={}
     local fname=""
+    local file = ""
     local ir = 0
     local chapno = ""
     -- pout("here we go")
@@ -118,12 +121,14 @@ local function Meta_projectfiles(meta)
                 -- pout("setup chapter "..ir.." file "..str(v.file))
                 if v.number then chapno = str(v.number) end;
                 -- else chapno = "" end
-                fname = pandoc.path.split_extension(str(v.file))
+                file = str(v.file)
+                fname = pandoc.path.filename(pandoc.path.split_extension(file))
+                -- pout("process "..processedfile.." fname "..fname)
                 if fname == processedfile then rinfo.currentindex = ir end
                 -- rinfo.last = fname
                 -- if rinfo.first == "" then rinfo.first = fname end
                 rinfo.rendr[ir] ={
-                    file = str(v.file),
+                    file = file,
                     chapno = chapno,
                     fname = fname
                 }
@@ -155,8 +160,15 @@ local function Meta_getinfo(meta)
 
     rinfo = Meta_projectfiles(meta) 
     -- pout(oldinfo)
-    if oldinfo then if rinfo.chapternumber then update_otherchapinfo(rinfo, oldinfo) end
-    else pout ("no old info available") 
+    if oldinfo 
+    then
+      -- pout("old info found")  
+      if rinfo.chapno -- is chapter
+        then
+        -- pout("is chapter "..rinfo.chapno)
+        update_otherchapinfo(rinfo, oldinfo) 
+        end
+    -- else pout ("no old chapter info available ") 
     end
     return(rinfo)
   end