Nisus Indexing Macros 1.1
Nisus Indexing Macros
Text Processing · v1.1
| Filename | nisus-indexing-macros-11.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 11.7 KB (11980 bytes) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Downloads | 9 |
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Nisus Indexing Macros 1.1
(This version is an update to my Indexing Macros 1.0 for Nisus Writer, posted to info-mac in May 1997. This update fixes a bug in 1.0 in which an extra space was inserted in index entries generated with the "Personal Name, 2 Last" and "Personal Name, 3 Last" macros. Adds an "Unmark Selected Text" macro).
Nisus Writer is a superb word processor with powerful capabilities, but...
I have been bothered by the way that Nisus Writer generates indexes. It lists every single page on which a marked item occurs. This leads to the creation of indexes with entries such as:
Dogs...1,2,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,30,31,32,100,101,102
I have written a macro to collapse such entries according to the method prescribed by the 13th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, section 8.67. For example, the entry above would be rendered:
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