Re: [docbook-apps] Permuted Index, may be OT

[Riaan Bredenkamp <riaanbre@webmail.co.za>]

On Fri, 2004-03-26 at 15:48, Riaan Bredenkamp wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-03-26 at 15:28, Jirka Kosek wrote:
> 
> > And what's the permuted index?
> 
> A permuted Index is one where the index-term ,for want of a better word,
> is repeated in every possible manner. By way of example:
> 
> Say "The fat cat sleeps." is a term I want to create list in an index.
> in a normal index there would be one entry :
> T
> "The fat cat sleeps." -- 15
> 
> In a permuted index there would be multiple entries:
> C
> cat - the fat sleeps. -- 15
> F
> fat - the cat sleeps. -- 15
> S
> sleeps - the fat cat. -- 15
> T
> The - fat cat sleeps. -- 15
> 
> see http://www.docbook.org/wiki/moin.cgi/WordIndex  for a better
> example. 
> 
> If you know what a permuted Index is, then I misunderstood your question
> Jirka. The project we are working on is a Open Source Linux manual. My
> boss wants both a normal index as well as a permuted index of the
> commands, terms and concepts we use in the manual.
> 
> -- Riaan
> 
> 
>