Index in the PDF version of the spec?

[Kristen James Eberlein <kris@eberleinconsulting.com>]

Background:

We removed the index from the 1.2 specification because it was of 
extremely low quality. Since then, Robert and I have been improving the 
indexing as we can (placing all <indexterm> elements in the prolog), 
although there still are many holes.

We *can* index during the forthcoming 30-day review, and I have several 
folks who have volunteered to work together under rigid guidelines to do so.

Shall we move forward with this? I'm old school; I firmly believe that 
an index is an important and necessary entry point to information, and I 
don't think that online search can replace it.

Let's talk about this. I know that we have TC members who think that an 
index is unprofessional in PDF output unless the <indexterm> entries are 
placed in-text.

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Best,
Kris

Kristen James Eberlein
Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting
www.eberleinconsulting.com
+1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)