On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 3:52 PM Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> wrote:
> > >> We’d definitely need more opinions, especially from folks like > >> Werner who have worked on the docs/appendices a lot, as well as > >> from users: how do they feel about it? How much do they use which > >> index? > > I use Appendix E only. > Same here. I live in Appendix E. > While people are thinking, what do you think about the idea that > > contents of indices aren't supposed to overlap? (Maybe flip to the > > back of a few actual books here to check?) > > I very much dislike that. We use different fonts (via different > indexing commands) to provide a clear distinction between concepts and > commands, and LilyPond's clean naming schemes for properties, context, > engravers, etc., should additionally help a user to find the stuff he > or she needs. > > Looking into one of the most complicated books regarding indices, the > new, third edition of the 'LaTeX companion', I see that it has only a > single index (with both concepts and commands) – this two-volume book > has in total about 1500 pages (not counting the indices), and the > index is about 150 pages. > Exactly. A single index is the overwhelmingly usual situation for most books. If a second index is introduced, the relationship between them has to be perfectly clear. -- Trevor Bača www.trevorbaca.com soundcloud.com/trevorbaca
