Re: Why does SGML use zone=? - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Why does SGML use zone=?
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Msg-id 200708302233.58628.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to Why does SGML use zone=?  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: Why does SGML use zone=?  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> What I am wondering is why we specify "zone" at all?

It means that the entire section is relevant to the index term.
Otherwise it would mean that only the narrow area around the index term
is relevant.  In printed renditions, that would be the difference
between saying

foo, 87

and

foo, 86-90

in the index.
--
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/


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