Questions tagged [indexing]
{indexing} is about creating an index or similar lists for your document, usually by means of executing makeindex.
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Overwriting an External Index Style File from filecontents Environment
I'm using the filecontents environment to make a small index format inside a tex input file as follows:
\begin{filecontents}{format.ist}
headings_flag 1
heading_prefix "{\\bfseries\\hfil&...
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Indexing with tex4ebook showing undefined control sequence
I use tex4ebooks the first time. I thought today that I managed to get indexing with it, but then at the final step an encoding problem arose, which I already solved with the help of the forum.
But ...
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How can in tex4ebook special characters be managed, like german Umlaute?
Thank you Micha for reminding me to this new question.
I followed the first steps for tex4ebook this weekend for the first time and got close to the finish. I follow a discussion here some years after ...
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thispagestyle empty on printindex
I tried to get an empty pagestyle on the first page of an index, as I did for all chapters and lists, but failed.
\documentclass[10pt,twoside,toc=listofnumbered,listof=flat,headinclude,footinclude,...
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How can I avoide page numbers being increased automatically?
For a private project of mine (more or less "The Story of my Life") I am preparing lots of inputfiles like '1986.tex' with (for me) interesting items of my life, so as vacations, special ...
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Combine or look up index from another book
I'm writing two books. Assume one is Thanking in Java (the J book), and the other is Thanking in C# (the C book). Each book has its own index. The MWE is the following.
java.tex
\documentclass[]{...
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How to get custom sorting order for indices?
I see a question here which has the exact same problem that I am facing, but for a different language. Unfortunately it is closed because of lack of clarity and a reproducible MWE. This is an attempt ...
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hvindex misbehaving with lualatex
While attempting to implement 'hvindex' in a luatex-compiled document, I discovered that the nesting feature provided by hvindex doesn't work. Here a code sample, with the precise preamble that I am ...
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dot on a subscript mathmode
I am suppressing some of my subindexes in some equations, and I am using a dot in order to signal which dimension is gone. Up to now, I have been using a \bullet symbol as a dot. Is this the "...
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Index with hyperreference to the page
I would like to have hyperlink in the index list, like if I press the page 8 it will move me to the page 8.
I use the package
\usepackage[xindy]{imakeidx}
where [xindy] makes it in alphabetical ...
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Multiple aligned equations with one compact label
I would like implement a consistent way to mark my equations as follows:
a=a, b=b, c=c (1a,b,c)
and to be able to cite every single equation independently, as for instance:
Equations (1) ...
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How to put main index entries in bold
I need to create an index for a technical document. I would like some index references to have the main entry (typically where a term is defined) in bold and all other references in the same index ...
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Include a chapter index (package minitoc) in the template kaobook
Good afternoon,
I am currently working with the kaobook template (download link: https://www.latextemplates.com/template/kaobook). In said template, I am trying to set up a chapter index using the ...
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Looking for an Analogous Command to |See for Use in the TOC
Consider the code
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\makeindex
\begin{document}
\LARGE
\tableofcontents
\newpage
\addtocontents{toc}{CHAPTERX|see{CHAPTERA}}
\index{ChapterX|see{ChapterA}}
\...
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Problem indexing "SETI@home"
Entered \index{SETI@home}. It (TexShop) printed "home" only - at the right place for "SETI..". How do I tell makeindex the "@" is a text to be included?
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Apacite and author index problem
I tried to generate an additional author index using
\usepackage[natbibapa,,tocindex]{apacite}
\usepackage[makeindex]{imakeidx}
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\printindex[autx]
but doesn't generate author index, only subject ...
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‘Manual’ indexing scheme runs into problem due to \thepage giving wrong page number
I wish to create an index scheme the entries of which I can print each separately at different locations, so as to allow for all sorts of text bits and commentaries in between entries, or to allow for ...
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Index section title not appearing when compiling dtx file
I have a file called _dtx.dtx with the following code:
% \iffalse
%<*driver>
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[numbered]{hypdoc}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\...
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Comma after english word
I am using the Arabic language in writing my latex file, I have a problem in in the comma which appear in there reverse place for the English words, some times I keep some terms in English for the ...
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Index formatting with footnote number has clashed with "See" and "See also"
I am facing an issue in tagging the index for See, See also and some index terms which are in footnotes. Index representing within the footnote was to be reproduced along with footnote number in the ...
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How to change the name of an index entry
I'm using the package imakeidx to index a book I'm writing, but I have run into a small issue. I tried scanning the documentation to see if there was a way to change the name of what is being indexed ...
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How to Permit 4-Level Deep Index Entries (was, "Why are Index Entries Rejected?"}
I have marked index entries in a document and get the following when I run \makeindex:
This is makeindex, version 2.15 [TeX Live 2020] (kpathsea + Thai support).
Scanning input file 2023_scl_002 copy....
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Create index of title in a text box
I am using text boxes into a document and each of them has a title with an increasing counter. I would like to create an index of the text boxes including therefore title, number and page.
An example ...
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Error: Use of \@index doesn't match its definition
First, let me show you something that works. It creates a link from an indexed term to its corresponding entry in the index, and vice-versa.
\newcommand{\myname}[2]{#1\renewcommand{\@currentlabel}{#2}}...
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Forward link to an indexed keyword
I am trying to have a link from an indexed keyword, to the keyword entry where it is listed. Right now, my indexed keywords, in the main text, look like something tile this:
\textcolor{orange}{...
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Remove stretch between index entries
These are the gaps I'm talking about. This seems similar to what happens when using \flushbottom.
For context, I am using imakeidx with memoir.
I've tried turning on \raggedbottom and setting \parskip ...
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Help on improving the Index dot fill
I'm working on (re-)typesetting a classical French math book on algebraic number theory. The main part has been finished, but the appearance of the index is not very satisfying. The MWE below contains ...
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Page number (or dot fill) in Index not placed in the right place
In my configuration of the Index, the .mst file contains the following:
delim_0 "\\IndexDotfill " % Filler between section heading and page number
delim_1 "\\IndexDotfill " % ...
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Random order of accented entries with texindy
After sorting out my problem with imakeidx, I still have an issue with a wrong alphabetical order of accented Hungarian entries in the index. Updated MikTeX running lualatex-dev.exe with -interaction=...
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"Acronym" name in the head
I want to see the name of "Acronym" or "Abkürzungverzeichnis" as title and in the header of the page.
This is the code:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\newcommand\ncoverline[1]{\...
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Automatically generate two-page index entries
I'm writing a text where there will be several index entries for short biographies. The index entries for persons are supposed to be in small caps and the biography entries will get page numbers in ...
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How to make index appear on table of contents [duplicate]
I've been trying to make index appear on table of contents. I tried many solutions I found (including this question here for which all the solutions haven't worked How to add \printindex to ...
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Getting rid of unwanted double space
After asking a question on how to implement a particular basic index from scratch, I created a LaTeX package with the solution I found (hereapplies.sty).
The usage is very simple. For example,
\...
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Implementing a very basic index from scratch
I am creating a document in which in the first chapter I define some concepts – each with its own dedicated paragraph (something like: concept one, concept two, concept three, etc.) – and in all the ...
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Index Entry with its line info (lineno package)
I want to show line number in index entry, like this question showing-line-number-in-glossaries. The Test Code below
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{xcolor}
%%%%%%%%LINE NUMBER
\usepackage[...
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Chapter dependencies graph as a replacement for an index page
I am brand new to Latex...
To communicate software architecture goals and principles across a large team so that each developer knows the overarching objectives when working on their task, I would ...
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Indexing Question Numbers
I'm typesetting a math book. Since the book spirals, and there are different types of questions in each assignment, I'd like a simple way to refer students to problem types.
I tried using a simple ...
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Problem with indices in the Polish language
Although I read some postings about indices on the forum, I still have trouble with making an index in Polish. I want to have bold letters before a group connected with a single letter (like in the ...
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Need to add vertical space in Index entries
My codes are follows:
\documentclass[executive,twoside, justified, symmetric, notoc, openany]{tufte-book}
\usepackage{imakeidx}
\makeindex[intoc, name = Rindex, title = Index of R and RStudio, ...
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Importing a pre-generated index file to Overleaf
I have a problem with the index generated using Overleaf. I am using imaxeidx with no flags other than the title and number of columns. After generating the .idx file I simply use \printindex to print ...
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How to Get the Index to Display "Ibid" Instead of Page Numbers Where Applicable
Consider the MWE:
\documentclass{article} \usepackage{makeidx} \makeindex \usepackage{filecontents}
\usepackage[style=verbose-trad2,ibidpage=true]{biblatex}
\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.mst}
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Customize lst index list list of listings
I would like to see if there is a way to make the same format like this to show figures but for lst listings.
I would like to have something like:
CODE 1. CODE 1
CODE 2. CODE 2
That is to say, add ...
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Line-breaking problem produced by \dotfill and long index entries
First an MWE and its index page are as follows.
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
%%%index setting%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage{imakeidx}
\usepackage[colorlinks,linkcolor=blue]{hyperref}
\...
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OSCOLA Biblatex and UN Resolutions
I'd like to cite UN resolutions using the OSCOLA Biblatex package (from Paul Stanley).
I have my entry in the .bib file as:
@misc{UNGA_Res2222,
institution = {UNGA},
title = {Treaty on ...
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zhmakeindex is denied when to make Chinese index with imakeidx
First an MWE is as follows.
\documentclass{ctexart}
\usepackage{imakeidx}
\usepackage[colorlinks,linkcolor=blue]{hyperref}
\makeatletter
\def\imki@progdefault{zhmakeindex}
\makeatother
\makeindex
\...
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Index of Names and Index of Terms are not recognized as sections
First an MWE and its output to the contents and index pages are as follows.
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{imakeidx}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage[totoc=true]{idxlayout}
\indexsetup{level=\...
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Justifying problem on index entries
First an MWE and its output to the index page are as follows.
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{idxlayout}
\usepackage{imakeidx}
\makeindex[columns=2,columnsep=2em]
\begin{document}
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Why is Pgfpages with the Pgfpagesuselayout{2 on 1} Command Not Picking Up the Index? [duplicate]
The following code
\documentclass[openany]{book}
\usepackage{imakeidx}
\makeindex
\usepackage{idxlayout}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
%\pgfpagesuselayout{2 on 1}
\begin{document}
\LARGE
Some words.\index{...
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I would like to insert a counter inside an index in LaTeX
This is my first question on Stackexchange, please apologize if I am too naive!
In my lecture notes, I am inserting exercises in the text.
They have a specific counter, say \ExoCounter.
I am using a ...
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Dot spaces in Contents and Index
First an MWE and its output:
\documentclass[a4paper, 10pt]{book}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{imakeidx}
\makeindex
\newcommand{\AddIndexLetterToTOC}[1]{\textbf{#1}\phantomsection\...
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