On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 12:56 (+0200), Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context
wrote:
> Jim,
> I’m very busy with my own publishing projects, but as soon as I can find the
> time, I’ll take a look at the new version of “A Not So Short,” as well as
> your proposal to document the basics of indexing and glossaries. In short,
> while ConTeXt allows you to quickly implement simple indexes (e.g., “apple
> [page] 12, 18, 25”) without any special technical knowledge, things get more
> tricky if you want an index with headings, subheadings, etc.
JP,
thanks very much.
Although I need ANSS(-CE) a lot less than I did before, I think continued
contributions to the -CE version can be really valuable for new (and sort
of new) ConTeXt users.
I hope your publishing projects go well. And I'm not just saying that so
you might have some time for ANSS-CE. :-)
Jim
> Le 17/05/2026 à 02:14, Jim via ntg-context a écrit :
>> On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 15:39 (-0000), Kirk Lowery wrote:
>>> Thanks, Jim, for your work on a new version of ANSS-CE. While it didn't
>>> provide me with *exactly* what I was looking for I found it valuable
>>> because (1) it shows a LMTX way of doing things. I am often frustrated
>>> with reading documentation relating to the older versions of ConTeXt; and
>>> (2) by reading the source code of the chapter on lists I am presented
>>> with a lot of ideas for modifying what I did finally do. I'm looking
>>> forward to working through the other chapters for learning.
>>> Other noobies like me will thank you for your efforts!
>> Hi Kirk,
>> You're very welcome. I got a lot out of ANSS when I was a total n00b, and
>> now that I'm just a semi-n00b, I still refer to it (well, I now refer to
>> ANSS-CE) every now and then.
>> While you are reading, if you see any typos or poorly-worded sentences,
>> please let me know and I'll (try to) fix them up.
>> Also, I'm always looking for other contributors. Maybe when you have
>> glossaries all figured out, you, Jean-Pierre D and Peter M could write a
>> "Glossaries" section for ANSS-CE. :-)
>> Cheers.
>> Jim
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