On Thu, 3 Feb 2011 15:07:51 -0600 Tom Browder <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a medium sized document in docbook xml format. I want to make > an index but am too lazy to go through it manually for a first order > cut. I would rather auto-generate one and then fine tune it as I have > time. > > Before I lay out my proposed method, I don't want to reinvent the > wheel: does anyone have any pointers to any auto-indexing tools for > DB? Sorry Tom, IMHO it is a long and boring job best suited for a human. Think of a couple of the terms you might want to index, then search for them. In a fair sized document it is amazing how often they crop up in 'the wrong' place. I guess it depends on the quality of the index you want to create. I found the best support is from a good macro. Highlight the word/phrase then use one of a couple of macros to insert primary/secondary term markup. Emacs is great for this kind of job HTH -- regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
