Hi Kate,

I'm not a Mac user, nor a CIndex user, but I have used XRefHT32. The
html it generates tends to need some manual editing, and the software
isn't particularly feature-laden, but it is fairly easy to use. I
think your choice may come down to the scale of your project, and
whether you're more comfortable working with CIndex or XRefHT32.

If you haven't seen it, the article "Software for HTML indexing: a
comparative review" by Heather Hedden (The Indexer, 2006), compares
XRefHT32 and other web indexing software, including HTML/Prep for
conversion from CIndex --> html. See:
http://www.theindexer.org/files/25-1/25-1_032.pdf

Other articles on web indexing are available on the Web Indexing SIG
website at:
http://www.web-indexing.org/articles.htm

Best wishes,
Rebecca
(Manager, Web Indexing SIG)

Quoting katenaranjadia <kate.hinnant@...>:

> Hi - I've been in the planning stages for a policy library project
> for my university for months and am now finally getting to some
> indexing. We will be offering an A-Z index, subject browse, and job
> classification browse, as well as a search. The project involves
> policies strewn about our website, as well as university system and
> statutory policies that are on external websites.
>
> My question is about indexing on a Mac. What works best? I've
> taken a look at XRefHT32 and I also have a copy of Cindex. Is it
> better to start in Cindex and use a conversion program? Or do
> people have success just working in XRrefHT32? It looks very
> non-intuitive to me, but I can put the time into learning it, if it
> will work best in the long run.
>
> Thanks for any advice you may have. I never introduced myself - I
> am a former web librarian with indexing training and a current
> English lecturer. I have been charged by my university to take our
> policies and organize them in an accessible manner.
>
> -Kate Hinnant
> University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
>
>