Re: Register customization for backmatter page numbers

[Pablo Rodriguez <oinos@gmx.es>]

Hi Rik,

sorry for top-posting, but I’m not sure whether I understand your request.

I wonder whether the following sample points in the right direction:

    \setuppapersize[A6]
    \setuppagenumber[way=bypart, prefix=yes, prefixset=chapter]
    \startsectionblockenvironment[bodypart]
        \setuppagenumber[number=1]
    \stopsectionblockenvironment
    \startsectionblockenvironment[appendix]
        \setuppagenumber[number=1]
    \stopsectionblockenvironment
    \starttext
    \completecontent
    \startbodymatter
    \dorecurse{5}{\chapter{Chapter}\recurselevel\index{bar}}
    \stopbodymatter
    \startappendices
    \dorecurse{5}{\chapter{Appendix}\recurselevel\index{foo}}
    \title{Index}
    \placeindex
    \stopappendices
    \stoptext

Just in case it helps,

Pablo


On 08/01/2015 04:20 AM, Rik wrote:
> List,
> 
> I have a book with frontmatter, bodymatter, and backmatter. The 
> frontmatter is pagenumbered with lc roman, and the bodymatter and 
> backmatter are numbered, all by block.
> 
> The backmatter contain a glossary, pagenotes, bibliography, and an 
> index. In addition to the frontmatter and the bodymatter, both the 
> glossary and the pagenotes contain items that are indexed.
> 
> I need to distinguish pagenumbers that appear in the index so that the 
> reader can identify where in the book the page is located. For the 
> frontmatter, that is not a problem. For items that appear in the 
> bodymatter or backmatter, however, page numbers are not unique.
> 
> One method that has been suggested is to prefix the pagenumber displayed 
> in the index with a mark to indicate that the page is in the backmatter, 
> or to italicize it, or to use an alternate font. I have looked at the 
> defineconversionset and defineprocessor documentation and find no way to 
> mark index entries appropriately.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a way to do this, or some other method? Perhaps a 
> pagecommand that compares the register item real page number to the 
> highest real page number of the body? I would prefer a solution that 
> does not require changing the register commands (\index) in the text.
> 
> Continuous numbering across the frontmatter, bodymatter, and backmatter 
> is not wanted, although as a last resort I might be able to argue for 
> continuous numbering in the bodymatter and backmatter.
> 


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