On 2009-11-25, Ted Carnevale wrote: > So now I can edit index entries so that they preserve character > formatting. Example-- > View/Source shows \texttt{keyword} > After "Insert index entry" source shows \index{keyword}\texttt{keyword} > Changing \index{keyword} to \index{texttt{keyword}} results in the > typewriter family being used for "keyword" in the index.
> While this preserves character formatting, it introduces a new problem: > sort order in the index changes. The DVI and PDF show that words > rendered in the "typewriter" family are listed before words rendered in > "roman". Not a useful result, given that I'm working on the 2nd edition > of a book whose index is 45 double-column pages. > I wonder if LyX 1.6.x has the same problem(s). Yes. However, there is a "sort" field where you can repeat the original keyword without formatting and this is used for sorting. Günter