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roland1 · 12-11-2021, 10:54 PM

Hi folks. First post. I'm using SIGIL to create an ebook for a non-fiction book that I've already released in paperback and hardcover. It has a fairly extensive index with a lot of sub-topics and cross referencing.

I've managed to get everything to work except that I'm not sure how to approach adding "See also (topic here)" after the index topic.

The index editor is too broad sweeping, so I've gone with marking the keywords in the code. That way I know it's going to stay in place.

Q. What is the best way to add "See also" lines to the index? Also, each time I update the index, are those new lines going to get overwritten again? (I don't want to create new file; I want everything written into one file and to stay there).

Any advice? Thanks.

P.S. I'm also a web designer so the ebook xhtml stuff is a breeze. But the logic behind using SIGIL for this one index task remains a mystery.

12-11-2021, 10:54 PM	#1
roland1 Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 2137678 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Canada Device: none	Indexing in SIGIL - How to add "See also..." Hi folks. First post. I'm using SIGIL to create an ebook for a non-fiction book that I've already released in paperback and hardcover. It has a fairly extensive index with a lot of sub-topics and cross referencing. I've managed to get everything to work except that I'm not sure how to approach adding "See also (topic here)" after the index topic. The index editor is too broad sweeping, so I've gone with marking the keywords in the code. That way I know it's going to stay in place. Q. What is the best way to add "See also" lines to the index? Also, each time I update the index, are those new lines going to get overwritten again? (I don't want to create new file; I want everything written into one file and to stay there). Any advice? Thanks. P.S. I'm also a web designer so the ebook xhtml stuff is a breeze. But the logic behind using SIGIL for this one index task remains a mystery.