On Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 03:38:37PM +0100, Rik wrote: > > > This creates a valid PDF file. Review page 3 of the PDF and on my system > > > an > > > index entry which points to only one page number has both the text and the > > > page number as a single hyperlink. This is a change from previous > > > versions > > > of texinfo.tex where only the page number itself was a hyperlink. The > > > behavior is also different from an index entry that has multiple page > > > numbers in which case the text is no longer a link, but the individual > > > page > > > numbers still are. > > > > I've replicated the behaviour you describe and this is working as intended. > > > > Users wanted the index text as well as the page numbers to link to the > > location referenced by the index entry. > > > > It is not advisable to link the index text when there is more than one > > referenced page as there is no clear reason to link to one of the pages > > rather than the other. > > > > I doubt there is any improvement to be made in the output here but let us > > know if you have any ideas. > > The preference among the Octave developers I polled was for the > existing/historical style of presenting link text and link page numbers. > But, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and I have no doubt that someone > finds the other style more attractive. > > Would it be possible to support both formats using a Customization Variable > (CV)? My macro skills aren't up to the full challenge of creating a new CV, > but I did create a proof-of-concept patch for texinfo.tex where I re-used > the existing CV @allowcodebreaks to switch between creating hyperlinks for > text+page numbers and hyperlinks for just page numbers. See attached files. > > Obviously, a real variable with a better name would be needed. I had the > idea of @linkindextext and it could default to true so users really wanting > this feature would get it without further configuration. > > --Rik
It's easy enough to implement but I don't see the problem with having the index entry linked to the referenced page. Is it just that some entries are a different colour if links are coloured?
