@cindex \command -> @syncodeindex

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> >> Good God, what on Earth for?  Why use @cindex for commands, when you
> >> have @findex and @pindex (and @syncodeindex to put them all, each one
> >> in the right typeface, in the same index, if you really need to)?
> >
> > @syncodeindex, that's a good one. I guess we will ask our
> > Documentation Editor to convert the @cindex entries to the appropriate
> > index command.
> 
> Since our manual is so large, I think that not having to write "frob"
> twice is a more significant advantage than Eli suggests it is.  In
> addition to the ease of writing, having a single macro makes the
> .lytex files more readable.
> 
> Shall I convert @cindex to @syncodeindex, instead of
> @findex / @code{}   ?

@cindex should change in @findex @vindex etc. depending on what is
indexed. The command @syncodeindex is given once, to merge the
indices. (seealso lilypond.tely)

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