MakeIndex, Nomenclature, Glossaries and Acronyms ⇒ How do I create index

[nlct]

A proper index needs skill which is why some publishers hire a specialist index editor: you can't expect any system to do that automatically. I think the key is to plan in advance before writing your book, rather than leaving it until you have written 20-30 chapters. What kind of things are you likely to index? If I'm writing a technical report, I often define \keyword{word} which prints its argument and indexes it:

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\newcommand*{\keyword}[1]{#1\index{#1}}

This could be adapted to add extra information to the index:

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\newcommand*{\keyword}[2][]{#2\index{#2#1}}

For example:

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Here I mention \keyword{term}. Here is the principle definition of \keyword[|textbf]{term}.

Regards
Nicola Talbot

[arwintcher]

Probably because you don't always want every single instance of a word in your index, just the meaningful ones.

[diamondsteed]

I am writing my .tex file in a text editor and then I use a .bat file to run texify.exe. Where do I put the line

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makeindex -s mcgillnopage.ist abbr

to properly generate my index?
Do I put it in the .bat file? Or somewhere in the .tex file (see stripped down version below)?

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\documentclass[12pt,Bold,letterpaper,TexShade]{mcgilletdclass}
%various \usepackages
\makeindex[abbr]
\begin{document}

\maketitle%

\begin{romanPagenumber}{2}%

%various frontmatter

\tableofcontents %
\listoftables %
\listoffigures %
\printindex[abbr]{List of Symbols and Abbreviations}{List of Symbols and Abbreviations}

\end{romanPagenumber}

%mainmatter

\index[abbr]{EG@example}

\end{document}

[localghost]

[...] Do I put it in the .bat file? Or somewhere in the .tex file (see stripped down version below)? [...]

This line goes into the batch file.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten¹

[diamondsteed]

[...] Do I put it in the .bat file? Or somewhere in the .tex file (see stripped down version below)? [...]

This line goes into the batch file.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten¹

Thanks!
Linda