Re: cindex, findex, vindex, fooindex

[Mats Bengtsson]

By the way, why is the index entitled "Unified Index"?
I have never seen this formulation used anywhere else
and from the email list, I have got the impression that
many people have never realized that the manual has an
index. I propose to rename it simply to "Index".

   /Mats

Graham Percival wrote:
> On 12-May-05, at 2:50 AM, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
>
> > Graham Percival wrote:
> > > Should I stop using @cindex for everything?  If so, what do I use
> > > instead?
> >
> > have a look at the texinfo manual. @cindex is for concepts (cp), fn 
> > for functions (@findex), etc.
>
>
> Ok... but in lilypond.tely we merge all the indices together.  Should I 
> split it up
> somewhat?
>
> IMHO the maximum amount of splitting should be this:
> findex: commands (ie \foo stuff)
> tindex (or vindex): properties, contexts  (we might want to index 
> #'padding or Score)
> cindex: everything else
>
> If we're going to keep everything as the unified index, I might as well 
> continue
> using @cindex.
>
> Cheers,
> - Graham
>
>
>
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