[texhax] Using "see also" in an index

[Axel E. Retif]

On  2 Dec, 2009, at 14:06, Steven Chapin wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've been using the package makeindex to create an index for a book and I would like to use "see also".  For example, something like:  path, 76, see also curve.  I found a macro for this, but I couldn't get it to work properly.

The *package* is makeidx (7 characters); the *program* or application LaTeX calls is 
makeindex (9 characters). The package makeidx already has the macro for see also, the command |seealso (with |, not \). So in your preamble put

\usepackage{makeidx}
\makeindex

and where the word ``path'' appears use

...path\index{path}

and almost at the end of your text, when no more \index calls are made, you can put all you seealso commands:

\index{path|seealso{curve}}%

Best,

Axel