I am just starting to work on my first XML first index for Elsevier, and can already see that macros will be a big time-saver. My (feeble) efforts to write a...
Hi there, I know that over at another Yahoo Group, that is for SKY Index software users, you can usually get help with macros. It's a very helpful group for...
Hi Mary, Thanks, I will post there as well. I was trying not to overpost, but that might have been a better place to start to begin with. Happy New Year! Sam ...
My daughter used it when she was in the Peace Corps in the South Pacific. She called her friends all over the world for just about nothing. When she called us...
Wow, thanks so much, Paula. This was the part I needed: ... I contact the U of Chi Press about it. They no longer make the version of the program I have. Guess...
And your selection tells me, probably, that you and I are encountering the same thing: usage of who/whom. I copyedit editors who apparently have no idea when...
If there are any legal indexers in the room, can you tell me which of these styles would be more correct in an index? Constitution Act, 1767 Constitution Act...
... It's even worse than that. The person I'm having a dispute with (granted, not an editor) claims the "m" was dropped years ago. Back in the 80s, he thinks....
... I am not a "legal indexer" and do not index book for the use of lawyers in courtrooms [which require very specific formats]. I do however, come across a...
... That's typically how I do it. It was recently brought to my attention that the year might be part of the title of the legislation. If that's true, then...
... All recent UK legislation (since 1987) is available online (and presumably similarly with other legislatures). The start of the legislation will actually...
I index quite a few law books and I use that same style. Katharyn ... From: "Carol" <indexer@...> To: <indexersdiscussionlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
To your enlightenment, this might help. It's from M-W free online dictionary: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whom whomOne entry found. Main...
... In that case, one could keep the number off the end by saying: Canadian Constitution Act of 1767 (Great Britain) ... (1) "Act" isn't all-caps, because it...
... Strangely, though, ACT is all-caps in the Section 1 (a) of the Act itself, where it says how it should be cited: "This Act may be cited as the ``Uniting...
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I'm speechless. Thanks for sharing this info, Ed. This might explain the exponential rise in spam in my mailbox. Of course my first reaction is to opt out of...
... No-one mentioned spam and I don't see what connection this has with spam. This is about collection browser destination information in order to select which...
I second the thanks, here. I've never been fond of Yahoo! This reinforces a general negative impression. They must be desperate to make enough money to stay in...
This is very old news, too. I've seen the same info occasionally as far back as ~2 years ago. I've been on Yahoo for many years, as a subscriber and a list...
... * * * * * Reply Separator * * * * * I do remember going through this before. However, it appears that one has to opt out periodically. All three of my...
... The opt-out is handled by placing a cookie on your machine, so if at any time you cleared all your internet history including cookies, then the opt-out on...
The Indexers Network has 31 listings on its upcoming events calendar, but we are sure there are more meetings out there that aren't listed yet. If you have an...
When I browse a Web page about knitting and then the next day I start getting spam about knitting supplies, I figure it's more than a coincidence. ... Cheers, ...
... that has nothing to do with Yahoo though. That's only to do with the website you visit. I don't understand why people hate Yahoo. I've been in groups or ...
... At least they've changed the tricky way they used to handle the opt-out. You'd click to opt out, and then you'd get a screen that was confusing at best. It...
... I think that's true. I rarely get any spam, and I browse all over the web. The majority of spam I do get these days is phishing. Tia [Non-text portions of...