>I will get back to you about the index. I also would like to invite
>anyone else who has any specific things they would like to see changed
>in the index to tell me. Assuming I can get a revised index out
>electronically, I will make any such changes immediately to the file I
>have on-hand.

>-- Mike

I have continued thinking of the index matter, and I consider that the
possibility to take out it completely in the printed version, or leaving it
summarized to a minimum, would have the additional advantage to be able to
dedicate more pages to the truly useful things (in the past, I also
published some thing, so I have some idea about the editorial world.)

On the other hand, besides the mentioned possibility, to put on-line, or in
a CD, the index, I believe that equally, an artifice could be included that
allow "Google" any word or combination of them (in the case of a CD, the
original content could be ciphered to avoid the piracy).  As in Google,
besides the page and line-number, the result it could include certain
quantity of characters around all the matchs-points. For example, say 30
before and 30 later, to give an idea of the context.  Beside the utility for
the book owners, the potential buyers could check what can wait.  It could
be a good "hook " to attract possible clients.

As I stated before, the same thing for the idea.  Please, don't patent it
(yes I have some paranoia about patents).  Following the Hipp's blessing ,
and inside my much smaller possibilities, I would like that these ideas
remains in the public domain.

Greetings

A. J. Millan
ZATOR Systems.


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