[texhax] XMLTeX disables marginpars?

[William Adams]

I've been using xmltex to put together a proof-of-concept galley system here at work and everything works perfectly, save for showing the index in the marginpar area.

Here's a minimal example from Apostolos Syropoulos' _Digital Typography Using LaTeX_:

% file : scientists.xmt
%
\XMLelement{scientists}
{}
 {\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{memoir}
 \showindexmarktrue
 \newcommand{\saveindexsurname}{\relax}
   \begin{document}\begin{itemize}}
  {\end{itemize}\end{document}}
\XMLelement{person}
{}
  {\item}
  {}
\XMLelement{name}
{}
  {}
  {:}
\XMLelement{first_name}
{}
  {\xmlgrab}
  {#1{\renewcommand{\saveindexsurname}{#1}}}
\XMLelement{last_name}
{}
  {\xmlgrab}
  {\textsc{#1}\index{\saveindexsurname|#1}}
\XMLelement{profession}
{}
  {\xmlgrab}
  {#1\ }


greatsci.xml

<?xml version="1.0"? standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE scientists SYSTEM "http://ocean1.ee.duth.gr/dtds/scientists.dtd">
<scientists>
 <person>
   <name>
     <first_name>Alan</first_name>
     <last_name>Turing</last_name>
   </name>
   <profession>Computer Scientist</profession>
   <profession>Mathematician</profession>
   <profession>Cryptographer</profession>
 </person>
 <person>
   <name>
     <first_name>Leslie</first_name>
     <last_name>Lamport</last_name>
   </name>
   <profession>Computer Scientist</profession>
 </person>
</scientists>

-- 
William Adams
senior graphic designer
Fry Communications
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