symbols not sorted in index sort

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    • February 5, 2020 at 4:26 pm #1227457
      Jim Swift
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      I’ve inherited a book (need to create epub and PDF) where the ~ ! and @ symbols are used to distinguish certain kinds of entries.
      But when the index is generated, the entries beginning with ~ ARE collected together, but those beginning with ! and @ are not.
      See:
      ~Watson, John B. 310
      ~Wells, H. G. 28
      ~Woodward, F. L 265
      ~Wordsworth 331
      !Abhaya, Prince 119
      !Abhaya, Sinhala King Vaþþagámani 174
      @Áditta-Pariyáya Sutta 75
      !Aggika Bháradvája the Brahmin
      @Aggivacchagotta Sutta 385
      !Ajátasattu, King 104, 120, 127,

      What is different about those 2 symbols @ and ! , and what can I do about it.

      Many thanks
      Jim

    • February 6, 2020 at 5:40 am #14323131
      Jeremy Howard
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      If this is a time sensitive matter then I can suggest a “hacky” workaround for this…

      I prefer to wait for a response from someone who knows the proper solution to this but if you need it in a hurry, let me know!

    • February 6, 2020 at 6:46 am #14323130
      Jim Swift
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      Many thanks for the reply, Jeremy.

      The index is not relevant to the epub which is complete and there is less urgency for the PDF which does need it. So I can wait.

      But it would be good to hear about a work around.

      A fall-back plan was to do a manual re-sort which should not be difficult, or take long, since there are only 2 symbols that were not sorted and only a hundred or so entries.

      Thanks again
      Jim

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