Strange, in MkIV I get an error message which I do not understand, because by the look of it, your code (I called the file 'indexpablo.tex') seems in order – but in MkII (which I need) it works.
The MkIV error log: This is LuaTeX, Version 1.07.0 (TeX Live 2018) system commands enabled. open source > level 1, order 1, name '/usr/local/texlive/2018/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-yes.mkiv' system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2018.04.04 00:51 MKIV beta fmt: 2018.5.13 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkiv' loaded open source > level 2, order 2, name '/usr/local/texlive/2018/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv' close source > level 2, order 2, name '/usr/local/texlive/2018/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv' system > files > jobname 'indexpablo', input './indexpablo', result 'indexpablo' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active system > synctex functionality is enabled, expect 5-10 pct runtime overhead! open source > level 2, order 3, name '/Users/rz/Documents/work/Kannada-manual-compile-klad/indexpablo.tex' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > 'fallback modern-designsize rm 12pt' is loaded structure > sectioning > chapter @ level 2 : 0.1 -> \headtext {index} tex error > tex error on line 50 in file /Users/rz/Documents/work/Kannada-manual-compile-klad/indexpablo.tex: ! Missing } inserted <inserted text> } <to be read again> \endgroup l.50 \stopregisterentry \strc_registers_place_indeed ...\c!pagesegments }} \relax \strc_registers_place ...c_registers_place_indeed \stopmixedcolumns \else \s... \strc_registers_complete ...\currentregister ][#2] \page [\v!yes ]\stopnameds... ... l.5 \stoptext > On 21. Aug 2019, at 17:10, Pablo Rodriguez <oi...@gmx.es> wrote: > > On 8/21/19 10:59 AM, Robert Zydenbos wrote: >> Dear list members, >> >> In my book I am creating an index. I know that there are commands >> for formatting index entries, like: >> >> \index{sl::īga} >> [...] >> \index{īga+emphasized} >> [...] >> Any suggestions? > > Hi Robert, > > this worked in MkIV/XL (I don’t know what might happen in MkII): > > \starttext > \index[īga]{{\em īga}} > \index[īga+emphasized]{{\em īga+emphasized}} > \completeindex > \stoptext > > Just in case it helps, > > Pablo ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________