[softwarelist] Re: IdxPro
- From: JMAH van Vredenburch <janvredenburch@xxxxxxxx>
- To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 23:39:58 +0200
In message <4ee34a8818john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
John Harrison <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[snip]
>
> Yes. I discovered that trick, but there is a related, and worse problem.
> Having created an initial index, I and my co-author reviewed it. So I want
> to go through the entries, changing some, deleting some and adding some.
>
> I would like to be able to go directly to whichever entry needs attention -
> I know its page number. But the only way I can get to it is to use the
> bump arrows to go all the way from the start. To reduce this chore (I have
> a few hundred index entries) I try to scan the marked up index so I can
> make changes in page order. That is a real chore, but breaks down as soon
> as ...
>
> I add an entry. ........
Indeed. And I know having one index with over 1600 entries. I resorted
to the following method:
Copy the index chapter to a new document (and do *not* at any time
click on this document when you are working with the main document)
and have it next to the main document where you are editing the index.
Of course a 20" to 22" screen does help...
(A safer way is to copy the index into Fireworkz or Pipedream but then
you lose some layout info.)
> The new entry is at the end of the list, so even if it is
> on page 27, the the bump arrows now only take me to the previous item
> added, which might be on page 5 or on page 142.
As I know from my first experiences. That is why I now start with
colour coding.
If you have no colourcoding you can still add it. Create a style with
a certain colour to be applied to a word only. I use F2 as shortcut.
Now: click the IdxPro bumper key, click F2, click bumper key, click
F2, etc. Takes time, but does help.
>
> I can't find a way round this, .....
Nor do I.
> It wasn't the manual, it was the example supplied, where index entries are
> shown in cyan.
??? Can you mail me that example directly.
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Greetings,
JohnvV
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