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

W. Eliot Kimber eliot at isogen.com
Thu Mar 27 08:55:12 PST 2003


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 at isogen.com
Consultant, ISOGEN International

1016 La Posada Dr., Suite 240
Austin, TX  78752 Phone: 512.656.4139

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