General ⇒ Index Formatting

[Maelenn]

I'm new to Latex and I got some difficulties to do my own formatting for an index.
I learnt I had to create an .ist file
I eventually managed to do it but I keep getting the following error message:
"Index style file style.ist not found."
I'd like to know if I missed something? What do I have to do for the compiler to recognize my .ist file? Do I have to put it in a specific repertory?
Thanks for any possible help!

[localghost]

The easiest way would be to put the style file in your working directory where the source of your document is located.

For general usage you can copy the style file into the directory tree of your TeX system.

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~/makeindex/personal

The tilde is a placeholder and its contents depends on your OS and LaTeX system. The last folder in that path is to be created by yourself. A texhash afterwards in the command prompt makes things work.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten¹