On 25 Dec 2017 22:20, "Thomas RUX" <tmr0195@comcast.net> wrote:

Hello Timothy,

I enjoyed the first copy I purchased and from what I saw the newest issue is better and now somewhat easier to digg information out of. Of course I still have a bit of a problem getting the search criteria right ;-).

Well, as I think Andy said somewhere, I'm working on proper subject indexes (now that the numbering system is 'fixed'), but they take a lot of time so it might be a fee months before they're finished. (The HERO section is done.). They will eventually be about as long as the bibliography itself is bit will let you find *anything* in it in theory. Worlds are indexed by every UWP digit, ships by type, name and size, people, places, ideas... They're pretty exhaustive (and exhausting!) but I'll try and get them done asap. They're quite fun to browse in themselves.

I've done sections B to H but they need double checking. I've done almost all of A (ie classic Traveller) but it still needs some work and then checking. J onwards (ie Mongoose, MgT2 and Cepheus are yet to do).

But hopefully they would also reduce something of the need for you to think of keywords. Although as you say, the PDF is searchable so the need for my subject indexes is reduced.

Do feel free to ask anytime if you want help with ways of searching it. If nothing else it might give me ideas for indexing terms that would be helpful.

Some examples:

You should be able to search for 'Type R' and find every instance of such a ship in Traveller if it had a deck plan or stat block.

You could also search for '400-ton' (always put the hyphen) and find every ship of that size. 4 digit tonnages do NOT have a comma, 5+ do.

'Strephon' will find the Emperor and a quick whizz though such hits will find his UPP (also in periodical bib)

'[-4,1]' will find maps and other references to the Spinward Marches (see page 8)

'Chamax' or 'reticulan' will find your Alien creatures

'Psionic' or 'robot' or 'meson' might be interesting browse fodder

Don't know if that helps?

Tom Rux
On December 25, 2017 at 11:50 AM Timothy Collinson <xxxxxx@port.ac.uk> wrote:

On 24 Dec 2017 23:51, "Thomas RUX" <tmr0195@comcast.net> wrote:
Happy Christmas Eve from WA Timothy,

I decided to increase my budget and got the bibliography. Now I have something off my Traveller wish list.

Thank you!

Thank you for the work,

Cheers. As a work colleague says when I complain about some minute detail or the tediousness of indexing, "yes, but you love it really".

She's not wrong. :-)

All the best, hope you enjoy it.

tc
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