Re: Indexing function codes

[Reinhold Kainhofer]

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Am Montag, 4. August 2008 schrieb Palmer, Ralph:
> I'm working on indexing, and I have a question for those of us who use
> the function index.
>
> When looking for a command such as \repeat or \alternative, which would
> you find more helpful: having duplicate index entries (i.e., one with
> the backslash and one without) or having an entry only for the exact
> command? In other words, option 1 would have all of:
>
> \alternative
> \repeat
> alternative
> repeat
>
> while option 2 would have only
>
> \alternative
> \repeat

It depends where the \commands are sorted alphabetically. If "\alternative" is 
sorted in the position where "alternative" would appear, I'm fine with the 
second option. But if all backslashed commands are sorted into their own 
group, then I prefer the first one.

Cheers,
Reinhold

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