Itsme wrote: > I think I should be able to put an <indexterm>stuff<indexterm> in the middle > of a <para>. > > <para>this is some text with an <indexterm>key word</indexterm> in it. > </para> > > If I select a word in a para, XXE does not give me the Convert[wrap] option.
The Convert[wrap] is a generic command. It cannot be used to convert text to an indexterm element (which has a pretty complex element-only content). It is, of course, possible to write a macro which would convert selected text to a indexterm element. > If I insert an <indexterm> I cannot figure out how I can enter/edit its > contents. > > Is anyone out there using docbook and <indexterms>? I am not able to make > XXE > > - convert[wrap] an existing word into an indexterm > - insert an indexterm (blank) and then get the cursor into it to edit it. > > If I hand edit the XML I can put in a non-blank <indexterm>, and from that > point on I can manage it and edit it further in XXE. > > Turns out I had to manually add an intermediate <primary> element. > > I don't think <indexterm> makes sense without a <primary> child element > (<primary> may even be a mandatory child of <indexterm> in the schema). > Should XXE be automatically creating the <primary> when I create the parent > <indexterm>? No, because the DocBook schema does not require the indexterm element to have a primary child element (don't ask me why because I don't know). See http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/indexterm.singular.html If you are using XMLmind XML Editor Professional Edition, simply select a indexterm element containing a empty primary child element then use Options|Customize Configuration|Save Selected Element as Template (see http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/optionsMenu.html#customizeConfigurationMenu). By doing this, you'll no longer need insert a primary child element by hand.
