*Prefix is ignored when set in pandoc defaults yaml

[Bustel]

I have a custom defaults set for pandoc for writing latex papers but despite having set the following in the defaults file:

variables:
  secPrefix: "Section"

the secPrefix remains sec. unless I set the same variable explicitly in the header. Same for figPrefix.

Did I miss anything? Shouldn't pandoc set the same meta fields regardless whether its in the document or in the defaults file?

[lierdakil]

It perhaps should, but Pandoc's defaults file is wonky at the best of times (there are just a lot of gotchas). Use pandoc-crossref.yaml for pandoc-crossref variables.