[texhax] symbols list with makeindex

Boris Veytsman borisv at lk.net
Wed Apr 28 17:00:53 CEST 2010


BB> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:46:58 -0400 (EDT)
BB> From: Barbara Beeton <bnb at ams.org>


BB> rather than sorting them into "alphabetical"
BB> order, is it possible with makeindex to
BB> generate a .ind file in page number order?

Surely.

If an index entry has the form A at B, then the entry is sorted
according to A, but B is actually printed.

Try this quick hack:

\let\oldindex=\index
\renewcommand{\index}[1]{\oldindex{\thepage@#1}}

-- 
Good luck

-Boris

[regarding measures to prevent cheating in quake]
I mean, as long as I can make my rocket launcher look like a big twinkie,
I'll be happy ;)
		-- Qeyser <keyser at jhu.edu>


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