Strange, in MkIV I get an error message which I do not understand, because by the look of it, your code (I called the file 'indexpablo.tex') seems in order – but in MkII (which I need) it works. The MkIV error log: This is LuaTeX, Version 1.07.0 (TeX Live 2018) system commands enabled. open source > level 1, order 1, name '/usr/local/texlive/2018/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-yes.mkiv' system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2018.04.04 00:51 MKIV beta fmt: 2018.5.13 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkiv' loaded open source > level 2, order 2, name '/usr/local/texlive/2018/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv' close source > level 2, order 2, name '/usr/local/texlive/2018/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv' system > files > jobname 'indexpablo', input './indexpablo', result 'indexpablo' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active system > synctex functionality is enabled, expect 5-10 pct runtime overhead! open source > level 2, order 3, name '/Users/rz/Documents/work/Kannada-manual-compile-klad/indexpablo.tex' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > 'fallback modern-designsize rm 12pt' is loaded structure > sectioning > chapter @ level 2 : 0.1 -> \headtext {index} tex error > tex error on line 50 in file /Users/rz/Documents/work/Kannada-manual-compile-klad/indexpablo.tex: ! Missing } inserted <inserted text> } <to be read again> \endgroup l.50 \stopregisterentry \strc_registers_place_indeed ...\c!pagesegments }} \relax \strc_registers_place ...c_registers_place_indeed \stopmixedcolumns \else \s... \strc_registers_complete ...\currentregister ][#2] \page [\v!yes ]\stopnameds... ... l.5 \stoptext

On 21. Aug 2019, at 17:10, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:

On 8/21/19 10:59 AM, Robert Zydenbos wrote:

...

Dear list members,

In my book I am creating an index. I know that there are commands for formatting index entries, like:

\index{sl::īga} [...] \index{īga+emphasized} [...] Any suggestions?

Hi Robert,

this worked in MkIV/XL (I don’t know what might happen in MkII):

\starttext \index[īga]{{\em īga}} \index[īga+emphasized]{{\em īga+emphasized}} \completeindex \stoptext

Just in case it helps,

Pablo

Robert, In IV one can do something such as this: % Registers (Indices) \defineregister[TIB] \setupregister[TIB][indicator=yes,compress=yes] and then in the body: \TIB[don du gner ba]{don du gñer ba : patthanā : wish}don du gñer ba'i phyir rdzogs par byed do \TIB[non mons]{ñon moṅs : kilesa : defilements}ñon moṅs pa śin tu che ba yin-no Richard -- Richard Mahoney | Indica et Buddhica Littledene Bay Road Oxford NZ T: +6433121699 M: +64210640216 r.mahoney@indica-et-buddhica.org https://indica-et-buddhica.org/ -----Original Message----- From: Robert Zydenbos Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Subject: [NTG-context] formatting index entries: alphabetical order in Unicode Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 01:42:40 +0200 Mailer: I seem to have a problem with Unicode in the indexing function for my book: a word like āyitu (beginning with an 'a' with a macron over it) is considered a word that starts with a 'y'; the word īga (beginning with an i with a macron) is placed as if it is 'ga'. Is there any way to tell the indexing function how to deal with such special characters? Robert ______________________________________________________________________ _____________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ______________________________________________________________________ _____________

Robert Zydenbos schrieb am 22.08.2019 um 01:42:

I seem to have a problem with Unicode in the indexing function for my book: a word like āyitu (beginning with an 'a' with a macron over it) is considered a word that starts with a 'y'; the word īga (beginning with an i with a macron) is placed as if it is 'ga'.

Is there any way to tell the indexing function how to deal with such special characters? How should we know why you have problems with your index entries when you're unable to provide a working minimal example, all you have shown so far are snippets.

Wolfgang

Sorry, that works fine in MkIV, but not in MkII, which I need to use. Robert

On 21. Aug 2019, at 17:33, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

Robert Zydenbos schrieb am 21.08.2019 um 10:59:

...

Dear list members,

In my book I am creating an index. I know that there are commands for formatting index entries, like:

\index{sl::īga}

if I want the word 'īga' to be printed in slanted type. I also know that we can create sub-entries, like

\index{īga+emphasized}

But now I want the word 'īga' to be slanted, but not the word 'emphasized'. I have tried things like \index{sl::īga+rm::emphasized}, but I can't figure this out.

Any suggestions?

\defineprocessor [sl] [style=slanted] \defineprocessor [bf] [style=bold]

\starttext

\dontleavehmode\index{sl->īga}

\dontleavehmode\index{īga+normal}

\dontleavehmode\index{bf->īga+bold}

\placeindex[balance=no]

\stoptext

Wolfgang