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    entirely missing from this list is how to create an index of notation in a reasonably sane way. the only really logical ones i have ever seen were hand-tuned, either by assigning sort keys individually, or created entirely by hand using \label and \ref to apply page numbers (but that means multiple \labels for any term that is to be "indexed" more than once). since ordering is, to a great extent, subjective, i don't see an easy solution to this. Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 14:29
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    one of my "projects for retirement" is to index tugboat. for that, the sorting of items isn't a problem (just drudgery compiling the data), but the representation of where they appear is a nightmare: volume + issue (not always needed) + page(s). already mentioned here under "Index with different piece of information", just with slightly different content. Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 14:35
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    @Malipivo I don't understand why do you miss the indexing plus sorting directly by TeX macros (in OPmac) in your list. You are from Czech republics and you do know OPmac. Why the \makeindex from this package is missing here? Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 15:03
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    @barbarabeeton: For a customer I created some years ago a xindy style and some commands for a yearly index of a journal which appeared every month. He wanted a system like "I/2013_{715}:1,5" (month/year_{issueNr}:page,page). I don't know if someone actually can find an item with such a reference ;-). Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 15:35
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    @UlrikeFischer -- xindy is indeed the most promising option we've got now; i'm resigned to the possibility that i may be the only person to actually use the resulting index. at least you've confirmed for me that it can be done. Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 15:41