> The pdf I sent to the list yesterday [ https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2021-10/msg00094.html ] Is produced entirely by groff and has a full clickable index.
Wonderful! Someone *was* suitably inspired to implement multiple indexes! Would it be possible to get references to the start of each index in the table of contents? On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 3:42 PM Deri <[email protected]> wrote: > On Friday, 29 October 2021 19:38:42 BST T. Kurt Bond wrote: > > > [I hit "reply" on my previous attempt at this email, so it went only to > > > Ralph. Sorry about that. At least this version has the correct CSTR #.] > > > I'm an emacs user, and I use the info version of the groff texinfo > manual, > > > as well as the manual pages, and usually go to the trouble of getting the > > > PDF version of the groff texinfo manual as well. I tend to use the > manual > > > pages for quick reference and the info version for more detailed reading. > > > While I'd miss the info version, I also understand why the groff > > > project would rather have its documentation in a groff-native format. > > > > > > One advantage that the texinfo manual has that *isn't* built into groff > -ms > > > is the multiple indexes that the texinfo manual produces. I suspect > > > someone properly motivated could produce something that would do that, > > > based on CSTR 128, "Tools for Printing Indexes", and pdfmark, at least > for > > > PDF output. I have no idea what would be necessary for HTML output. > > The pdf I sent to the list yesterday:- > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2021-10/msg00094.html > > Is produced entirely by groff and has a full clickable index. > > Cheers > > Deri > > -- T. Kurt Bond, [email protected], https://tkurtbond.github.io
