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
