Re: printing issues

[Eli Zaretskii]

On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Werner LEMBERG wrote:

> No, the problem is the general concept.  Printed documents sometimes
> need a different ordering if split into volumes.  I want something
> like this (using pseudo-commands):
> 
>    @if print-on-paper
>      @begin volume-description 1
>        @title The foo interface
>        @chapter foo
>        @appendix foo-foo
>        @volume-index
>      @end
>      @begin volume-description 2
>        @title The bar tutorial
>        @chapter bar
>        @appendix bar-bar
>        @volume-index
>      @end

I don't think there's a Texinfo-specific facility to do this: the text is 
formatted/typeset in the order it appears in input.

I think this kind of stuff is generally dealt with a combination of 
conditional @include directives and a bunch of special top-level Texinfo 
files.  For example:

  vol-1.texi:

    @include bar.texi
    @include app1.texi
    @node Volume 1 Index
    @unnumbered Index for Volume 1
    @printindex v1
    @bye

and similarly for other volumes.