Judy.....
LOL.
Yeah, as far as that remark goes, you're right.
I mean, I'd really like to understand: (a) how an index on a full-text-searchable document adds enough real value to make it worth the time and cost of compiling it; and (b) how such an index should differ, if at all, from an index for a printed book. Maybe there's some happy middle ground here.
Dan
On Feb 26, 2005, at 11:06 PM, Judy Perry wrote:
Dan,
Basically, what you're saying is that anything done crappily is crap and
anything done well is good.
That's true.
More l8r when I'm in a better mood ;-) :-/
Judy
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Dan Shafer wrote:
Judy.....
Strong opinion. I disagree. I know you come from an education
perspective and perhaps that's shaping some of what you are feeling but
my experience says:
1. Creating indexes is subjective at best. A great index can help make the contents of a printed work more accessible; a poorly done one (which 90% are) gets in the way because it sets up a false expectation about what is and isn't covered in the book.
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