Re: [xep-support] More on <rx:page-index>: feature request

From: W. Eliot Kimber (eliot@isogen.com)
Date: Thu Mar 27 2003 - 08:55:12 PST

  • Next message: David Tolpin: "Re: [xep-support] More on <rx:page-index>: feature request"

    David Tolpin wrote:

    >
    > Eliot,
    >
    > firstly, I am not sure one would normally use start-range/end-range markup
    > for index ranges. In my opinion, attaching indices to block structure is a more
    > natural approach. The fact that current markup practice uses markup ranges
    > is a reflection of limitations of earlier approaches, not a more natural or
    > consistent way to specify index ranges.
    >
    > An index range is connected to an entity related to the index key. Using blocks
    > for semantic entities is natural. Interspersing block structure with ranges
    > is not.

    I think you would have a hard time selling that to most technical
    writers and professional indexers.

    Cheers,

    E. 

    -- 
W. Eliot Kimber, eliot@isogen.com
Consultant, ISOGEN International
1016 La Posada Dr., Suite 240
Austin, TX  78752 Phone: 512.656.4139
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