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Subject:Re: Index entries for glossary terms From:Sue Ahrenhold <sahrenho -at- ARBORTEXT -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 9 Jul 1999 11:18:36 -0400
It sort of depends on what kind of an index it is.
If you are doing a paper back-of-book index, you probably can save the
index entry.
If you are doing an online help system, and you want to provide access to
the glossary definitions, an index entry could save your users a lot of time.
But whatever you do, do it consistently. If you index glossary terms, index
them all. If you index functions, index them all. I am a firm believer in
indexing for the regular user, (s)he should be able to infer the rules you
used to design the index from regular use of the index; as in, "No, just
look in the glossary right before the index. Glossary definitions aren't
included in the index. But if you want to see an example, the index will
tell you the correct page."
