Marcelo Acuÿfffff1a wrote:
So you have to fill in the index entry, but no need to worry
about how to write the name. Just paste it.
I think that this idea is not a solution well.
Sure. It is not a solution, but a way of easing the work with the
existing lyx. Getting your index dialog will take some time, even
if someone is eager to implement it.
* That index entry is now in the paste buffer. Move through the
text, whenever you need the index entry, just position the cursor
and press ctrl+v (or the edit->paste menu choice)
This method is better than previous, for now I am using
this, but I think that my suggestion generate lowest load
of work for author.
Indeed, but there is a feature freeze right now.
This work very well!
Before I posted about index entry I search in Google for
“Lyx multi-level index entry” and I can't get nothing of this.
I need reference manuals, Where I can download it?
I don't think there is a index manual for lyx, but there are
manuals for latex. Some must be bought, some are free.
On a linux system, you typically get all the free documentation with
your latex installation. On a debian linux system, see the file
/usr/share/doc/texmf/latex/tex-refs/makeindex-special-effects.html
On other systems, search for this file on the harddisk or on the internet.
For example:
http://www.miwie.org/tex-refs/html/makeindex-special-effects.html
Note that this file describes the index commands like this:
\indexentry{test}{4}
The stuff in the first set of braces is what you'll type into the lyx
index entry box. The second brace holds the page number which you never
worry about - page numbers are generated automatically. Also ignore
instructions about how to run the "makeindex" and "latex" programs, lyx
will do
all that for you.
The document describes:
* multilevel indexes (first level!second!third)
* the "|see" command for "see other index entry"
* how to apply special formatting to the word in the index. Useful if
you want
small-caps names in the index as well. This technique is also useful
if you
want to put nonword stuff into the index (small pictures, formulas,
words
in non-latin script) as you can separate the sorting key and the
appearance.
* how to apply special formatting to the page number. This is useful
if you have lots of references to an entry but one of them is
more important than the others.
* how you set up page ranges, i.e. "something|(" followed by
"something|)" on a later page could turn into "something, 14-47"
That avoids entering a lot of index entries for a word that gets
mentioned over and over.
Last but not least: Don't go overboard with indexing. My publisher
told me to try for maximum three references for any word, and preferably
just one. This because people reading the book are usually not going to
look
up 23 different references anyway, so such an index is useless.
Perhaps your kind of writing requires you to index each and every use of
a name,
but still, consider the advice for any words where you are free to choose.
More generic: How the reader will _use_ the index is the important thing,
not the softwares ability to deal with a really complex index . . .
About left align vs justify I suggest
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/typelayout/
Thanks, lots of interesting stuff there.
Helge Hafting
