Hi, I’ll be happy to play around with extending the register code, assuming that is ok with Hans and that not someone else is also working on this?
Taco > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Rik Kabel via ntg-context <ntg-cont...@ntg.nl> > Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Indexing redux > Date: 26 August 2021 at 22:46:23 CEST > To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-cont...@ntg.nl> > Cc: Rik Kabel <cont...@rik.users.panix.com> > Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-cont...@ntg.nl> > > > > On 8/26/2021 03:26, Taco Hoekwater wrote: >> Hi Rik, >> >>> On 26 Aug 2021, at 03:14, Rik Kabel via ntg-context <ntg-cont...@ntg.nl> >>> <mailto:ntg-cont...@ntg.nl> wrote: >>> >>> List, >>> >>> I am trying to create an index with both "see" and "see also" >>> cross-reference entries.[1] At this point, ConTeXt provides basic support >>> for "see" entries via the \seeREGISTER command (it does not properly >>> support references to sub-entries) and it provides no support at all for >>> "see also" entries. >>> >>> Can somebody suggest a way to generate these entries? Perhaps a way of >>> inserting entries into the index before it is formatted, in the manner >>> of \writetolist or \writebetweenlist? (MkII has \writetoregister, but that >>> did not carry forward and I do not know if it would have helped here.) >> >> Since strc-reg.mkiv starts with a number of ’todo’ comments, I think your >> best bet is to create an >> actual functional example along with an explanation of what you want the >> typeset result to look >> like in the cases where it is not doing what you want. >> >> Generally, explicit examples / test files are the best way to get replies to >> questions >> (either by Hans or anyone else). > The following produces what I am looking for, and a bit more. Page 3 of the > output shows what I would like to see, page 4 is the generated index. I don't > really need the "see under" and "see also under" variants, but they would be > nice to have. I am indifferent to having stops before "see also"s. I would > like to be able to turn checking on or off, so that generic directives (in > the example, see also specific breeds) will not generate an error, while the > Ford Prefect example will generate an error. > > > \defineprocessor[also][color=blue] > \defineprocessor[under][color=green] > \defineprocessor[alsounder][color=orange] > \define\seealsoindex\seeindex > \define\seealsounderindex\seeindex > \define\seeunderindex\seeindex > \setupinteraction [state=start] > \setupregister [index][balance=no,check=no] > > %% seeindex entries may start on the same line as their head entry > \seeindex {dog breeds+Wiener dog}{dog breeds+Dachshund} > %% The next example should not work, > %% since there is no main entry /Adams, Douglas/ > \seeindex {Prefect, Ford}{Adams, Douglas} > > %% When referring to a subentry, the target must be a subentry, > %% but should display as if a main entry. The next example > %% should point to the /Adams+Douglas/ subentry, but it > %% should be formatted as if it were /Adams, Douglas/ > \seeindex {Dent, Arthur}{Adams+Douglas} > > %% The following two work as expected > \seeindex {Matilda effect}{obliteration} > \seeindex {Marut, Ret}{Traven, B.} > > %% seealso should be placed after as a subentry after real page references > %% seealso should have an appropriate label (default English /see also/) > \seealsoindex {pseudepigraphy}{also->obliteration} > \seealsoindex {dog breeds}{also->breeding programs} > \seealsoindex {dog breeds}{also->specific breeds} > %% seealsounder is like seealso except that it refers to a main entry > \seealsounderindex{Coton de Tulear}{alsounder->dog breeds} > %% seeunder also is like seealso except that it refers to a main entry > \seeunderindex {Weimaraner}{under->dog breeds} > \starttext > Stuff > \index{obliteration} > \index{Adams+Douglas}\index{Adams+John} > \index{Beagle} > \index{dog breeds+Beagle} > \index{dog breeds+Coton de Tulear} > \index{dog breeds+Dachshund} > \index{dog breeds+Weimaraner} > \page > More stuff > \index{Adams+John Quincy} > \index{misquotation} > \index{pseudepigraphy} > \index{Traven, B.} > \index{Beagle} > \index{Coton de Tulear} > \index{breeding programs} > \page > \definedescription[Index][headstyle=bold,alternative=top,inbetween=] > \startIndex{a} > Adams\par > \quad \reference[AdamsDouglas]{Adams, Douglas}Douglas\quad 1\par > \quad John\quad 1\par > \quad John Quincy\quad 2\par > \stopIndex > \startIndex{b} > Beagle\quad 1, 2\par > \reference[breedingprograms]{breeding programs}breeding programs\quad 2 > \stopIndex > \startIndex{c} > Coton de Tulear\quad 2.\par > \quad {\em See also under} \in[dogbreeds] > \stopIndex > \startIndex{d} > \reference[DentArthur]{Dent, Arthur}Dent, Arthur {\em see} > \in[AdamsDouglas]\par > \reference[dogbreeds]{dog breeds}dog breeds\par > \quad \reference[dbBeagle]{dog breeds, Beagle}Beagle\quad 1\par > \quad \reference[dbCoton]{dog breeds, Coton}Coton de Tulear\quad 1\par > \quad \reference[dbDachshund]{dog breeds, Dachshund}Dachshund\quad 1\par > \quad \reference[dbWeimaraner]{dog breeds, Weimaraner}Weimaraner\quad > 1\par > \quad Wiener dog\quad {\em see} \in[dbDachshund]\par > \quad{\em See also} \in[breedingprograms] {\em and specific breeds} > \stopIndex > \startIndex{m} > Marut, Ret\quad {\em see} \in[TravenB]\par > Matilda effect\quad {\em see} \in[obliteration]\par > \reference[misquotation]{misquotation}misquotation\quad 2 > \stopIndex > \startIndex{o} > \reference[obliteration]{obliteration}obliteration\quad 1\par > \quad{\em See also} \in[misquotation] {\em and} \in[pseudepigraphy] > \stopIndex > \startIndex{p} > Prefect, Ford\quad {\em see Adams, Douglas}\par > \reference[pseudepigraphy]{pseudepigraphy}pseudepigraphy\quad 2\par > \quad {\em See also} \in[obliteration] > \stopIndex > \startIndex{t} > \reference[TravenB]{Traven, B.}Traven, B.\quad 2 > \stopIndex > \startIndex{w} > Weimaraner\quad {\em see under} \in[dogbreeds] > \stopIndex > \page > \placeindex > \stoptext > > -- > Rik > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the > Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-cont...@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net > archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ — Taco Hoekwater E: t...@bittext.nl genderfluid (all pronouns)
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