Hello Kamal,
On 22/10/2010, at 12:39 PM, Kamal Abdali wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 03:17, Ulrike Fischer <ne...@nililand.de> wrote:
> Am Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:20:47 -0400 schrieb Kamal Abdali:
> >...
> > Makeindex reads the idx file for sorting the indices. Probably, it finds the
> > non-Western numerals undecipherable.
>
> Yes, makeindex needs to understand numbers to be able to build page
> ranges and sort the page numbers. As default it understands the
> standard digits, alphabetic and roman page numbers.
>
> If you would redefine \thepage to e.g. \renewcommand\thepage{Page
> \arabic{page}} you would run into problems in an english document
> too.
>
> I would suggest that you try xindy.
>
>
> Thanks, Ulrike, for the xindy recommendation. A recent tendency in Urdu
> publications (which concern me most) is to use Western numerals, so Makeindex
> will work partially. But in general xindy will be unavoidable.
Well, I don't think it is unavoidable at all.
You can define your own .ist (index-style) file for use
with makeindex .
Then you can ensure that a LaTeX macro reads the page-number
and converts it into the language form that you desire.
Makeindex is extremely flexible, just as is Xindy.
You may need a bit of experience writing the correct LaTeX
macro to use, and have it applied appropriately, just as you'll
need to gain experience using Xindy, if you go down that path.
>
> Kamal Abdali
Hope this helps,
Ross
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