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Conference vaxuum::document_ft

Title:	DOCUMENT T1.0
Notice:	New notesfile (DOCUMENT.NOTE) now available (see note 897)
Moderator:	CLOSET::ADLER

Created:	Mon Feb 09 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	897
Total number of notes:	4397

521.0. "Just another index wierdie!" by NCADC1::PEREZ (The sensitivity of a dung beetle.) Wed Jun 17 1987 19:42

    Where has \permute gone?
    
    I ran a document today and created the index entries.  I wanted
    to create an index with the entries broken up like they were under
    BL6 but DOCUMENT says that my <X>(something split up\permute) is invalid.
    How do I get DOCUMENT to do the permutations of the index entries?
    
    thanks,
    Dave P

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
521.1	PERMUTE not supported	CLOSET::ANKLAM		`Thu Jun 18 1987 11:51`	7
	It just plain went. It came along by default when we picked up DSRPLUS's indexer, but we decided not to support it. Now I do wonder if there are many DSRPLUS files around with it that will run afoul of SDML after conversion ?
521.2	Alas poor \PERMUTE I knew him well!	NCADC1::PEREZ	The sensitivity of a dung beetle.	`Fri Jun 19 1987 09:44`	10
	But Patti, I LOVED /PERMUTE. It made indexes look really professional. It gave entry points from different angles and made it much easier for new users (customers) to find the abstruse bits of information buried in project documentation we produce. Could we get this revived? Are there other users out there that would benefit from having this capability again? (I'm going for the groundswell of support here) Dave P
521.3	wishlist	CLOSET::ANKLAM		`Fri Jun 19 1987 10:29`	3
	If there is a groundswell, we'll put it on the wishlist.
521.4		MARTY::FRIEDMAN		`Mon Jun 22 1987 10:53`	5
	If you do keep permute, it might be wise to put a warning in the documentation. It is a powerful tool that can really mess up an index if used carelessly. Marty
521.5	Another vote for PERMUTE	COOKIE::WITHERS	Le plus ca change...	`Mon Jun 22 1987 11:26`	5
	...Anything to make our users' lives easier by making our documentation better (or allowing our Customers to produce better documentation themselves)... BobW
521.6	Vote for \PERMUTE	57609::LONG		`Mon Jun 22 1987 16:29`	11
	Vote for \PERMUTE! Save your fingers from needless wear! And a FREE terminal cleaning kit for the first 100 users who send in their ballots by noon today! Seriously, I found \PERMUTE worthwhile, and although it can certainly be emulated through additional entries of <X>, why make more work for writers when it's something the computer can easily handle? Harold
521.7		AUTHOR::WELLCOME	Steve	`Mon Jun 22 1987 16:46`	7
	You folks must write much more cryptic index entries than I do. If I used /PERMUTE on the indexes I tend to write, the results would marevelously lengthy but largely useless. I personally have no use for /PERMUTE, but I can imagine indexes for which it might be helpful. One would have to be very careful about writing the original index though.
521.8	Feel the ground swelling?	NCADC1::PEREZ	The sensitivity of a dung beetle.	`Mon Jun 22 1987 18:37`	4
	re .3 > If there is a groundswell, we'll put it on the wishlist.
521.9	Swell, swell...	FNYFS::WYNFORD	The Rented Loony	`Tue Jun 23 1987 05:06`	1

521.10	I felt the earth...move...under my feet...	PNEUMA::GRANT	I've saved $897.00 since I quit smoking.	`Tue Jun 23 1987 10:09`	1

521.11	as swollen as I'm willing to get	CLOSET::ANKLAM		`Tue Jun 23 1987 12:07`	3
	alright already! I hear you, I hear you!
521.12	Thank you Patti!	CAADC::PEREZ	The sensitivity of a dung beetle.	`Wed Jun 24 1987 22:47`	1