Rick, As mentioned, InDesign's indexing definitely lags behind Frame's. If the job has enough profit built in, I would look at a commercial plug-in/script, such as IndexMatic or Virginia Systems.
One tip (don't know if this will help): since index entries are hyperlinked, turn off Auto Update URL Status in the Hyperlinks panel menu. That will prevent ID from trying to update as it goes. Another thing that causes it to take forever is the multiple undos. I have this problem when using database plug-ins. ID wants to make an undo step every step of the way. I don't know of any want to stop it from doing that. David Creamer IDEAS Training http://www.ideastraining.com Adobe Authorized Instructor & Certified Expert since 1995 Authorized QuarkXPress Instructor and Certified Expert since 1988 Authorized FileMaker Instructor Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 3:04 PM To: 'An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.' Subject: Re: [Framers] FrameMaker vs InDesign All good points about InDesign and people not using styles, etc. One other issue about indexes: I happen to be working on a 438 page InDesign book today and I started generated the index about an hour and fifteen minutes ago and it still hasn't finished. I am working on a machine with a Xeon process and 64 gigs of RAM! Rick _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
