Re: [Groff] explicit hyphen and numbers

[Larry Kollar]

Ted Harding wrote:

> On 10-Aug-06 Steve Izma wrote:
>> 
>> Well, I'll disagree. [...] when setting
>> indexes on short lines (e.g., two columns on book page, which
>> gives you about 10 to 12 picas, usually indented), any place
>> where you can get a line break is very important.
> 
> Yes, that does make something of a case for it, and indeed it
> does occur. But even so I think it can be avoided in most cases.
> 
> Fr example, I just checked in the index of a book "Multivariate
> Analysis" (Mardia, Kent & Bibby, Academic Press 1979).
> 
> In one entry I see:
> 
> seemingly unrelated regressions, 203-
>       5, 211

And this is considered acceptable? If you're going to break sequences like 
this, at least use the entire number. Someone quickly skimming this index 
might be mislead to check page 5.

> Both cases could have been improved in appearance by not filling
> the lines:
> 
> seemingly unrelated regressions,
>       203-5, 211
> 
> simultaneous confidence intervals,
>       144-5
> 
> especially since some index entries are short lines anyway

I agree with this -- I drop back to left-adjustment in my indexes too.

-- Larry