Re: forcing soft returns in index markers?

[Stuart Rogers <srogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brian Wesley Simmons wrote:
> Howdy, folks. We have a few index entries that are just too long to fit
> nicely (really long command names, or necessary See alsos) in the
> column. I hate "fixing" these entries manually in the generated file.
> Too often there is some last-minute change to the book, I have to re-gen
> the index, and then find and "fix" the entries all over again.
>
> Is there any way I can insert a soft return in the index marker itself?
> I've been trying with no success.

Use TocBreaker from Chris Despopoulos. (TOC is a red herring -- it'll 
work on any generated file.) Generate your index, add the manual 
returns, save them with TOCBreaker (File > Utilities), then reapply 
after any regeneration.

http://www.telecable.es/personales/cud/cssIndex.htm

HTH (and thanks again, Chris D.),

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Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
Toronto, ON, Canada
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325

srogers at phoenix-geophysics dot com

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