Re: integrating Joram's 'visualindex'

[Dan Eble]

> On Aug 3, 2022, at 07:24, Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> wrote:
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>> Le 3 août 2022 à 13:12, Dan Eble <dan@lyric.works> a écrit :
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>> On Aug 3, 2022, at 06:10, Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> wrote:
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>>>> Le 3 août 2022 à 11:44, Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org> a écrit :
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>>>> Two weeks ago Dan asked the following:
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>>>>>> Can you force them to face each other?
>>>>> 
>>>>> I think so, yes, with some TeX trickery.
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>> [… it is possible …]
>>> 
>>> Sorry for jumping in as someone without any expertise in typography, but I 
>>> can’t help thinking: why create the problem if it doesn’t already exist? :-)
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>> If the index were split into two pages, I would prefer to see them together.
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>> I don't say that having to flip pages would rise to the level of "problem", 
>> but it would be an inferior experience.
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> 
> I probably misunderstood the problem. Are you using a PDF reader where two 
> pages at a time are shown at a time like when reading a book? If so, I 
> understand the request. I thought this was uncommon, but I have no idea after 
> all.

I usually use the Preview app in macOS, which has a few modes:

• Show pages in a continuous scroll: Choose View > Continuous Scroll.
• Show one page at a time: Choose View > Single Page.
• Show two pages side by side: Choose View > Two Pages.

— 
Dan