KOMA-Script scrbook: chapter titles right-aligned, between lines, chapter number on top in words [RESOLVED]

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2023, Herbert Voss wrote:

> Write into the documents preamble:
>
> \usepackage{fmtcount}
> \setkomafont{chapter}{\huge}
>
> \renewcommand\chapterlinesformat[3]{%
>     \ifx\relax#2\relax\else\makebox[\linewidth]{%
> \numberstringnum{\thechapter}}\\\smallskip\fi\rule{\linewidth}{1pt}\par
>     \ifx\relax#2\relax\smallskip\else\bigskip\fi
>     \parbox{\linewidth}{\raggedchapter\raggedleft#3}%
>     \par\medskip\rule{\linewidth}{1pt}%
> }%

Herbert,

Wow! How simple. I need to go back and read my basic LaTeX book again.

I thought that \raggedchapter\raggedleft would left-align the heading while
it obviouly doesn't in the above.

Again I'm humbled by the reality of having so much to learn.

Best regards,

Rich