Quoting Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The ideal solution is an index entry that allow most of the stuff that works > in the main text (except for sectioning and floats). > In other words: > * Escape special symbols the user just types in, as is done for the main > text > * Allow math editor in an index entry (My book on algorithm complexity > have an index entry for $\Omega$, for example. A math paper might > index lots of formulas. Chemistry uses _ a lot in formulas too. > * Allow formatting like emphasize, bold and "character styles" inside an > index entry, > and translate to the mechanism makeindex uses for this. This would > save a lot > of latex currently used to get bold/emphasized index entries. > * Allow ERT boxes inside index entries so experts still can do > everything latex > can do.
In other words: "Make the index entry inset a real text inset". Certainly feasible and gives you all the power you need. Andre'
