Re: Semi-automatic indexing
Thanks indeed Andrew... am just trying to figure out how to install/work this, and will get back. Really appreciate! FN On 7 December 2013 04:49, Andrew Parsloe apars...@clear.net.nz wrote: Hullo Frederick, Back at the start of October, you asked on the list about semi-automatic indexing. Richard Heck suggested this was the kind of thing that could be done with a script. It occurred to me that I might be able to elaborate the find--replace script of the pLyX system (http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/PLyXSystem) to perform this function. I've now done so. The last section of the document describing the workings of the find--replace script describes how to use it for semi-automatic indexing. As with all pLyX scripts, it is used from within the LyX GUI and is activated by clicking on toolbar buttons. You fill a custom inset with the terms you want to look for (and how you want them to appear in the index), and the script chews through the list item-by-item looking through the document for occurrences of those terms and attaching an index inset to each occurrence. The main problem in setting up the pLyX system is defining two new file formats and converters. Otherwise it's just a case of distributing files to folders. The documentation accompanying the system, at the link given, I hope describes what to do clearly. Andrew --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- FN Phone +91-832-2409490 Mobile +91-9822122436 Blog: The View From My Window http://wp.me/1c1F About.me: http://about.me/noronhafrederick Goa,1556: http://bit.ly/Goa1556Books2
Re: Semi-automatic indexing
Thanks indeed Andrew... am just trying to figure out how to install/work this, and will get back. Really appreciate! FN On 7 December 2013 04:49, Andrew Parsloe apars...@clear.net.nz wrote: Hullo Frederick, Back at the start of October, you asked on the list about semi-automatic indexing. Richard Heck suggested this was the kind of thing that could be done with a script. It occurred to me that I might be able to elaborate the find--replace script of the pLyX system (http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/PLyXSystem) to perform this function. I've now done so. The last section of the document describing the workings of the find--replace script describes how to use it for semi-automatic indexing. As with all pLyX scripts, it is used from within the LyX GUI and is activated by clicking on toolbar buttons. You fill a custom inset with the terms you want to look for (and how you want them to appear in the index), and the script chews through the list item-by-item looking through the document for occurrences of those terms and attaching an index inset to each occurrence. The main problem in setting up the pLyX system is defining two new file formats and converters. Otherwise it's just a case of distributing files to folders. The documentation accompanying the system, at the link given, I hope describes what to do clearly. Andrew --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- FN Phone +91-832-2409490 Mobile +91-9822122436 Blog: The View From My Window http://wp.me/1c1F About.me: http://about.me/noronhafrederick Goa,1556: http://bit.ly/Goa1556Books2
Re: Semi-automatic indexing
Thanks indeed Andrew... am just trying to figure out how to install/work this, and will get back. Really appreciate! FN On 7 December 2013 04:49, Andrew Parsloe <apars...@clear.net.nz> wrote: > Hullo Frederick, > > Back at the start of October, you asked on the list about semi-automatic > indexing. Richard Heck suggested this was the kind of thing that could be > done with a script. It occurred to me that I might be able to elaborate the > find-&-replace script of the pLyX system > (http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/PLyXSystem) to perform this function. I've now > done so. The last section of the document describing the workings of the > find-&-replace script describes how to use it for semi-automatic indexing. > > As with all pLyX scripts, it is used from within the LyX GUI and is > activated by clicking on toolbar buttons. You fill a custom inset with the > terms you want to look for (and how you want them to appear in the index), > and the script chews through the list item-by-item looking through the > document for occurrences of those terms and attaching an index inset to each > occurrence. > > The main problem in setting up the pLyX system is defining two new file > formats and converters. Otherwise it's just a case of distributing files to > folders. The documentation accompanying the system, at the link given, I > hope describes what to do clearly. > > Andrew > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > -- FN Phone +91-832-2409490 Mobile +91-9822122436 Blog: The View From My Window http://wp.me/1c1F About.me: http://about.me/noronhafrederick Goa,1556: http://bit.ly/Goa1556Books2
Semi-automatic indexing
Hullo Frederick, Back at the start of October, you asked on the list about semi-automatic indexing. Richard Heck suggested this was the kind of thing that could be done with a script. It occurred to me that I might be able to elaborate the find--replace script of the pLyX system (http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/PLyXSystem) to perform this function. I've now done so. The last section of the document describing the workings of the find--replace script describes how to use it for semi-automatic indexing. As with all pLyX scripts, it is used from within the LyX GUI and is activated by clicking on toolbar buttons. You fill a custom inset with the terms you want to look for (and how you want them to appear in the index), and the script chews through the list item-by-item looking through the document for occurrences of those terms and attaching an index inset to each occurrence. The main problem in setting up the pLyX system is defining two new file formats and converters. Otherwise it's just a case of distributing files to folders. The documentation accompanying the system, at the link given, I hope describes what to do clearly. Andrew --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Semi-automatic indexing
Hullo Frederick, Back at the start of October, you asked on the list about semi-automatic indexing. Richard Heck suggested this was the kind of thing that could be done with a script. It occurred to me that I might be able to elaborate the find--replace script of the pLyX system (http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/PLyXSystem) to perform this function. I've now done so. The last section of the document describing the workings of the find--replace script describes how to use it for semi-automatic indexing. As with all pLyX scripts, it is used from within the LyX GUI and is activated by clicking on toolbar buttons. You fill a custom inset with the terms you want to look for (and how you want them to appear in the index), and the script chews through the list item-by-item looking through the document for occurrences of those terms and attaching an index inset to each occurrence. The main problem in setting up the pLyX system is defining two new file formats and converters. Otherwise it's just a case of distributing files to folders. The documentation accompanying the system, at the link given, I hope describes what to do clearly. Andrew --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Semi-automatic indexing
Hullo Frederick, Back at the start of October, you asked on the list about semi-automatic indexing. Richard Heck suggested this was the kind of thing that could be done with a script. It occurred to me that I might be able to elaborate the find-&-replace script of the pLyX system (http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/PLyXSystem) to perform this function. I've now done so. The last section of the document describing the workings of the find-&-replace script describes how to use it for semi-automatic indexing. As with all pLyX scripts, it is used from within the LyX GUI and is activated by clicking on toolbar buttons. You fill a custom inset with the terms you want to look for (and how you want them to appear in the index), and the script chews through the list item-by-item looking through the document for occurrences of those terms and attaching an index inset to each occurrence. The main problem in setting up the pLyX system is defining two new file formats and converters. Otherwise it's just a case of distributing files to folders. The documentation accompanying the system, at the link given, I hope describes what to do clearly. Andrew --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
