[Framers] Old FrameMaker books?

[John Sgammato]

Generating an index is also a great way to spot inconsistencies in
terminology and usage, especially on docs written by a team.
And it enables the write to flag which mentions of a common term are
useful; search shows every mention.


On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Monique Semp <monique.semp at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> This might be the reason we stopped actually doing index entries and have
>> been quietly deleting index files from our books (I have a former co worker
>> from another company who is in horror over this idea).  Use the search,
>> people.
>>
>
> Well, sure. If I know the exact word to look for, ^F will find it. But
> what if it's  concept that might be described multiple ways? Or something
> that I don't necessarily know I need but that jumps out when I scan the
> index? For a nice explanation of why an index is important, I recommend
> this from the American Society for Indexing website:
> https://www.asindexing.org/about-indexing/frequently-asked-
> questions/#FAQ1006.
>
> I certainly understand why we tech writers so rarely create indexes these
> days, but that doesn't mean it's the ideal situation. And most certainly ^F
> searching is an inadequate substitute for a good human-generated index.
>
> -Monique
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