On Sat, 30 May 2009 06:58:52 +1000 Ken Wilson <kenwi...@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> lyx has an indexing tool, where you insert tags to parts you want > indexed through your text and it generates an index at the end, much > the same as it can generate a bibliography. this requires author > input and thought about what you want indexed, rather than being > automatically generated. Automatic generation would be hard to give > good results. ken This is really just the LaTeX embedded indexing. One of Jon's earlier posts explained that this is not what "real" indexers do. I both agree and disagree with Jon. Real indexers do not use embedded systems. Unfortunately, in real life, the "real" indexer is the author, and most authors use embedded indexing. It is one of the reasons why most indexes are so bad. Embedded indexing is very hard to keep consistent, and most authors know SFA about indexing. I have fooled around a bit with "semi-automatic" indexing. Instead of trying to do it all automatically, start out with index entries that seem suitable for your book (in other words, steal an index from a similar book). Apply these entries through some form of automatic indexing. The main objection to this is that it is just indexing words. This is true. But, if you look at most "real" indexes, probably 90% of the the entries _are_ indexing words. Alan > > > Jon wrote: > > I have been asked by the editor of The Indexer -- the academic > > journal of indexers worldwide -- to write a brief non-technical > > piece about indexing under Linux; and by 'indexing' here I mean > > creating the A-Z indexes found at the backs of books and journals. > > My impression is that there is currently no specific Linux indexing > > software and no projects going on to create any, but because of the > > many meanings of 'index' it's hard to search the Web for this > > conclusively. Does anyone have any information they would like to > > share on book indexing software projects specifically for Linux, > > either free or commercial? Respond directly to me if you don't > > think others will be interested. > > > > I will take silence to mean 'No'. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jon. > > > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
