Hi Paul, Dave Gardiner put together an index customization that I've used to generate index entries that point to numbered sections.
That is, if you have section numbering turned on, and you use this customization, the index will use the section number instead of the title. So you get index entries that look like this: agile development, 1.4, 2.3.6 This doesn't work if you have section numbering turned off. I have an item on my todo list to make it so it will still work with section numbering on or off, but that has sunk to the bottom of my todo list for now:-). If you'd like to see the customization, I can send it to you if it's okay with Dave. Dick Hamilton ------- XML Press XML for Technical Communicators http://xmlpress.net hamil...@xmlpress.net On Jul 22, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Pc Thoms wrote: > A specific example I should not provide, as it is beyond my expertise, but I > have expectations and hopes for such. I am fairly competent in xml, but not > with xslt. > > If the locators in a DocBook formatted xml file can point to the <chapter/>, > <section>, <para/>, <table/>, etc., within the document, the more specific > the reference between the locator and the origination of the <indexterm/> so > much the better. Preferably the generated locator will point directly to the > originating <indexterm/> placed in the document, or the lowest hierarchical > block element. Rather than linking to the <chapter/>, which may contain > hundreds, to thousands, of words it would be better to link to the lowest > hierarchical block element that contains the <indexterm/>, such as a <para/> > or <line/> (DocBook-Publisher). > This should make the an <index/> locator link directly to specific place in > the text, that one would presumably be interested in once they click a link. > Locators that link to the beginning of a <chapter/> or <section/> that may > contain 500+ words is not very useful. But a locator that links one directly > to the <section>, <para/>, <table/>, or <line/>, would serve its’ readers > well. > > What I’m looking for is an index locator that has an “href” attribute that > links directly to an anchored point in an XHTML and E-Pub document. > Any assistance, and direction, is appreciated. > > Paul > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-apps-unsubscr...@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-apps-h...@lists.oasis-open.org
