| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Why does SGML <indexterm> use zone=? |
| Date: | 2007-08-30 20:38:24 |
| Message-ID: | 200708302038.l7UKcOi20623@momjian.us |
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > What I am wondering is why we specify "zone" at all?
>
> It means that the entire section is relevant to the index term.
> Otherwise it would mean that only the narrow area around the index term
> is relevant. In printed renditions, that would be the difference
> between saying
>
> foo, 87
>
> and
>
> foo, 86-90
>
> in the index.
Ah, interesting. Thanks.
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