Re: [docbook-apps] Re: Request For Clarification: Indexterm processingin auto-index generation.

[Stefan Seefeld <seefeld@sympatico.ca>]

Bob Stayton wrote:
> Including the section titles should be made optional, if they are 
> included at all.  While they provide some context for selecting a 
> reference, we don't use them in PDF indexes, and they clutter up the 
> index considerably.  Once you accept references to point destinations, 
> the original reason for using section titles is moot.
> 
> Using just the numbers would make the index look more similar to a 
> standard printed index.  In print:
> 
> Term, 3, 5, 10, 22, 104, 108, 223
> 
> In HTML:
> 
> Term, [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6],. [7]
> 
> (and I would display the square brackets to make the clickable thing a 
> bit bigger.  Clicking on "1" requires careful mouse positioning.).

...and there is still the 'title' attribute that can be used to give a 
little bit of context.

Regards,
		Stefan

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