Re: [xindy] New hyperref specifications leads to "unknown cross-reference-class `hyperindexformat'!"

[Joachim S. <js...@ac...>]

Simon Spiegel writes:
> On 15.02.2010, at 18:58, Simon Spiegel wrote:
> > On 27.11.2009, at 09:40, Joachim Schrod wrote:
> >> Denis Bitouzé writes:
> >> 
> >>> \index{alpha|hyperindexformat{\textbf}}..."
> >>> 
> >>> leads [...] to the following warning:
> >>> WARNING: unknown cross-reference-class `hyperindexformat'! (ignored)
> >> 
> >> This hyperref change breaks xindy, and a remedy is a serious
> >> enhancement. One has to introduce attributes for cross reference
> >> classes.
> > 
> > Just a followup question: are there any plans to fix in the not so
> > distant future? I just ran into this problem which is really quite
> > bad
> 
> Nothing on this?

Sorry; I should have answered.

There is currently no plan to work on that enhancement. The same issue
hinders some usage with memoir, btw.

I don't know if defining a cross reference class
"hyperindexformat{\textbf}" (ditto for all potential outputs of
hyperref) would be a workaround.

That depends also on
 1) what's the result of tex2xindy (conversion of LaTeX raw index
    markup to native xindy raw index markup) for such entries, and
 2) what current hypperref outputs in typical use cases. I.e., what
    support is really needed by real users, not what support is needed
    to get it working in all circumstances (that would be the
    enhancement mentioned above).
I don't even have current hyperref installed...

That's not high on my TODO list, sorry. (I spend a few hours last
weekend to check why xindy 2.4 does not work and does not build for
some testers; that's currently the most important work for me.)

Best,
	Joachim

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