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Releases: jangari/PDF-indexer

Alpha Version

16 Sep 11:44
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Basic functionality:

  • Takes an export of a PDF file's comments as a tab-delimited file with page numbers and comments
  • Converts this into an index with index entries and a sorted list of page numbers
  • Support for note referencing with manual entry using syntax (page*n*[number]), e.g., (135n3). Note number is optional in case of sole note on page.
  • Note numbers output using the style 135n4
  • Page ranges supported with manual entry using the syntax (startPage-endPage)
  • Elision of page numbers in accordance with the Chicago manual of style (enabled by -e/--elide flag)
  • Subheadings supported with manual entry using the syntax entry | subHeading, and exported as left-indented list of index entries
  • Support for multiple index sorting styles including:
    • letter or word sorting
    • ignoring conjunctions such as and, of, and so forth
    • ignoring the
  • Support for grouping index entries by alphabetic order using -g/--group flag
  • Support for custom separator between index entry and locator using -s/--separator flag
  • Support for setting an offset to account for book frontmatter to ensure page numbers render properly, using -o/--offset flag