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* RefTeX: (reftex).	Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references and citations.
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@set VERSION 4.6
@set EDITION 4.6
@set DATE September 1999
@set AUTHOR Carsten Dominik
@set AUTHOR-EMAIL dominik@@strw.leidenuniv.nl
@set MAINTAINER Carsten Dominik
@set MAINTAINER-EMAIL dominik@@strw.leidenuniv.nl
@c %**end of header

@subtitle Support for LaTeX labels, references, citations and index entries with GNU Emacs
@subtitle Edition @value{EDITION}, @value{DATE}

@author by Carsten Dominik
@page
Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

@sp 2
This is edition @value{EDITION} of the @cite{Ref@TeX{} User Manual} for
@b{Ref@TeX{}} version @value{VERSION}, @value{DATE}.@refill

* Chapterbib and Bibunits::          Multiple bibliographies in a Document.
* Citations Outside LaTeX::          How to make citations in Emails etc.

Index Support

* Creating Index Entries::
* Displaying and Editing the Index:: 
* Builtin Index Macros::             The index macros RefTeX knows about.
* Defining Index Macros::                ... and macros it  doesn't.

AUCTeX

* AUCTeX-RefTeX Interface::          How both packages work together
* Style Files::                      AUCTeX's style files can support RefTeX

are supported.@refill

@itemize @bullet
@item
@b{Creating Index Entries}@*
Type @kbd{C-c /} (@code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}) to index the
current selection or the word at the cursor with the default macro (see
the variable @code{reftex-index-default-macro}).@*
Type @kbd{C-c <} (@code{reftex-index}) to insert a general index macro.
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will offer a list of available macros and provide
completion for the index tag (used to identify one of multiple indices)
and for the entry itself (useful with subentries).

@refill

@item
@b{Displaying the Index}@* To display the compiled index in a special
buffer, type @kbd{C-c >} (@code{reftex-display-index}).  From that
buffer you can check and edit all entries.  The index can be restricted
to those entries defined in a single document section or in a user
defined region.@refill
@end itemize

@page
@item @b{Viewing Cross-References}@*
When point is on the @var{key} argument of a cross--referencing macro
(@code{\label}, @code{\ref}, @code{\cite}, @code{\bibitem},
@code{\index}, and variations) or inside a BibTeX database entry, you
can press @kbd{C-c &} (@code{reftex-view-crossref}) to display
corresponding locations in the document and associated BibTeX database
files.@refill @* When the enclosing macro is @code{\cite} or @code{\ref}
and no other message occupies the echo area, information about the
citation or label will automatically be displayed in the echo
area.@refill

@item
@b{Multifile Documents}@*
Multifile Documents are fully supported.  The included files must have a
file variable @code{TeX-master} or @code{tex-main-file} pointing to the

@b{Ref@TeX{}}.@refill

@item @b{Where Next?}@* Go ahead and use @b{Ref@TeX{}}.  Use its menus
until you have picked up the key bindings.  For an overview of what you
can do in each of the different special buffers, press @kbd{?}.  Read
the manual if you get stuck.  The first part of the manual explains in
a tutorial way how to use and customize @b{Ref@TeX{}}.  The second
part is a command and variable reference.@refill  
@end enumerate

@node Table of Contents, Labels and References, Introduction, Top

@samp{2}, restrict the index to the section at point in the @file{*toc*} 
buffer.

@tablesubheading{Controlling what gets displayed}

@item F
@vindex reftex-toc-include-file-boundaries
Toggle the display of the file borders of a multifile document in the
@file{*toc*} buffer.  The default for this flag can be set with the
variable @code{reftex-toc-include-file-boundaries}.@refill

keymap @code{reftex-toc-map} may be used.@refill

@cindex Sectioning commands
@cindex KOMA-Script, LaTeX classes
@cindex LaTeX classes, KOMA-Script
@vindex reftex-section-levels
The section macros recognized by @b{Ref@TeX{}} are all LaTeX section
macros (from @code{\part} to @code{\subsubparagraph}) and the commands
@code{\addchap} and @code{\addsec} from the KOMA-Script classes.
Additional macros can be configured with the variable
@code{reftex-section-levels}.

@node Labels and References, Citations, Table of Contents, Top
@chapter Labels and References
@cindex Labels in LaTeX
@cindex References in LaTeX

@item F
Toggle the display of the file borders of a multifile document in the
selection buffer.@refill

@item t
Toggle the display of the table of contents in the selection buffer.@refill

@item #
Toggle the display of a label counter in the selection buffer.@refill

@item %

either use Lisp to do this (e.g. in @file{.emacs}) or use the custom
library.  With Lisp it would look like this

@lisp
(setq reftex-label-alist
   '(("axiom"   ?a "ax:"  "~\\ref@{%s@}" nil ("axiom"   "ax."))
     ("theorem" ?h "thr:" "~\\ref@{%s@}" t   ("theorem" "theor." "th."))))
@end lisp

The type indicator characters @code{?a} and @code{?h} are used for
prompts when @b{Ref@TeX{}} queries for a label type.  @code{?h}
was chosen for @code{theorem} since @code{?t} is already taken by

For more complex ways of getting context, see the variable
@code{reftex-label-alist} (@ref{Options (Defining Label
Environments)}).@refill
@end itemize

The strings at the end of each entry are used to guess the correct label
type from the word before point when creating a reference.  E.g. if you
write: @samp{As we have shown in Theorem} and then press @kbd{C-c )},
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will know that you are looking for a theorem label and restrict
the menu to only these labels without even asking.@refill

To do the same configuration with @code{customize}, you need to click on
the @code{[INS]} button twice to create two templates and fill them in
like this:@refill

            Context method        : [Value Menu] After label
            Magic words:
              [INS] [DEL] String: axiom
              [INS] [DEL] String: ax.
              [INS]
[INS] [DEL] Package or Detailed   : [Value Menu] Detailed:
            Environment or \macro : [Value Menu] String: theorem
            Type specification    : [Value Menu] Char  : h
            Label prefix string   : [Value Menu] String: thr:
            Label reference format: [Value Menu] String: ~\ref@{%s@}

            Magic words:
              [INS] [DEL] String: theorem
              [INS] [DEL] String: theor.
              [INS] [DEL] String: th.
              [INS]
@end example

@vindex reftex-insert-label-flags
@vindex reftex-label-menu-flags
Depending on how you would like the label insertion and selection for

            Label prefix string   : [Value Menu] Default
            Label reference format: [Value Menu] Default
            Context method        : [Value Menu] Macro arg nr: 1
            Magic words:
              [INS]
@end example

@node Figure Wrapper, Adding Magic Words, Quick Equation, Defining Label Environments
@subsection Figure Wrapping Macro
@cindex Macros as environment wrappers

            Label prefix string   : [Value Menu] Default
            Label reference format: [Value Menu] Default
            Context method        : [Value Menu] Macro arg nr: 3
            Magic words:
              [INS]
@end example

@node Adding Magic Words, Using \eqref, Figure Wrapper, Defining Label Environments
@subsection Adding Magic Words
@cindex Magic words

the customization buffer.  Here is a lisp example which uses several of
the entries described above:

@lisp
(setq reftex-label-alist
  '(("axiom"   ?a "ax:"  "~\\ref@{%s@}" nil ("axiom"   "ax."))
    ("theorem" ?h "thr:" "~\\ref@{%s@}" t   ("theorem" "theor." "th."))
    ("\\quickeq@{@}" ?e nil nil 1 nil)
    AMSTeX
    ("\\myfig[]@{@}@{@}@{*@}@{@}" ?f nil nil 3)
    (detect-linguex ?x "ex:" "~\\ref@{%s@}" nil ("Example" "Ex."))))
@end lisp

about a citation directly into the buffer.  Here is the lisp code to add
the @kbd{C-c [} binding to the mail buffer.  It also provides a local
binding for @code{reftex-cite-format}.@refill

@lisp
(add-hook
 'mail-setup-hook
 (lambda ()
   (define-key mail-mode-map "\C-c["
     (lambda ()
       (interactive)
       (require 'reftex)
       (let ((reftex-cite-format 'locally))
         (reftex-citation))))))
@end lisp

@node Index Support, Viewing Cross-References, Citations, Top
@chapter Index Support
@cindex Index Support

All entries defined in a document are written out to the @file{.aux}
file.  A separate tool must be used to convert this information into a
nicely formatted index.  Tools used with LaTeX include @code{MakeIndex}
and @code{xindy}.@refill

Indexing is a lot of work and must follow strict conventions, so that
the same word looks the same in all index entries referencing it, and in
order to avoid spurious multiple entries.  Therefore, the author of a
document will most likely define special macros to make this easier.  To
make @b{Ref@TeX{}} support for indexing possible, these special macros
must be added to @b{Ref@TeX{}}'s configuration (@pxref{Defining Index
Macros}).@refill

@menu
* Creating Index Entries::
* Displaying and Editing the Index:: 
* Builtin Index Macros::             The index macros RefTeX knows about.
* Defining Index Macros::                ... and macros it  doesn't.
@end menu

@node Creating Index Entries, Displaying and Editing the Index, , Index Support
@section Creating Index Entries
@cindex Creating index entries
@cindex Index entries, creating
@kindex C-c <
@findex reftex-index

First you need to make sure that @b{Ref@TeX{}} knows about the index
style being used in the current document.  @b{Ref@TeX{}} has builtin
support for the default @code{\index} and @code{\glossary} macros.
Other LaTeX packages, like the @file{multind} or @file{index} package,
redefine the @code{\index} macro to have an additional argument, and
@b{Ref@TeX{}} needs to be configured for those.  A sufficiently new
version of AUCTeX (9.10c or later) will do this automatically.  If you
really don't use AUCTeX (you should!), this configuration needs to be
done by hand with the menu (@code{Ref->Index Style}), or globally for
all your documents with

@lisp
(setq reftex-index-macros '((multind))     @r{or}
(setq reftex-index-macros '((index))
@end lisp

@kindex C-c /
@findex reftex-index-selection-or-word

In order to index the current selection or the word at the cursor press
@kbd{C-c /} (@code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}).  This causes the

available for the index entry and, if applicable, the index tag.  The
index tag is a string identifying one of multiple indices.  With the
@file{multind} and @file{index} packages, this tag is the first argument
to the redefined @code{\index} macro.@refill

@findex reftex-index-globally

There is also a command @code{reftex-index-globally}@footnote{This
function is still experimentally and may change or go away.} which
copies an index entry near point to other occurrences of the same word
in the document.  @b{Ref@TeX{}} assumes that the word you want to index
is in direct contact with the index macro, e.g.
@samp{\index@{@var{word}@}@var{word}} or
@samp{@var{word}\index@{@var{word}@}}.  If there is no such word, it
uses the key argument of the index macro.  After making you confirm the
precise search and replace strings, a query-replace over the entire
document will be launched.

@node Displaying and Editing the Index, Builtin Index Macros, Creating Index Entries, Index Support
@section Displaying and Editing the Index
@cindex Displaying the Index
@cindex Editing the Index
@cindex Index entries, creating
@cindex Index, displaying

only entries in that part of the document will go into the compiled
index.  To restrict to the current section, use a numeric prefix
@samp{2}, thus press @kbd{C-u 2 C-c >}.  To restrict to the current
region, make the region active and use a numeric prefix @samp{3} (press
@kbd{C-u 3 C-c >}).  From within the @file{*Index*} buffer the
restriction can be moved from one section to the next with the @kbd{<}
and @kbd{>} keys.@refill

One caveat: @b{Ref@TeX{}} finds the definition point of an index entry
by searching near the buffer position where it had found to macro during
scanning.  If you have several identical index entries in the same
buffer and significant changes have shifted the entries around, you must

Go to the definition of the current index entry in another
window.@refill

@item @key{RET}
Go to the definition of the current index entry and hide the
@file{*Index*} buffer.@refill

@item f
@vindex reftex-index-follow-mode
@vindex reftex-revisit-to-follow
Toggle follow mode.  When follow mode is active, the other window will

@item ^
Remove the highest superordinate entry.  If the current entry is a 
subitem (@samp{aaa!bbb!ccc}), this function moves it up the hierarchy
(@samp{bbb!ccc}).@refill 

@item &
Globalize the current entry.  This runs a search-and-replace through the
entire document in order to index the same word at other places.  Rescan 
the document in order to get the new entries into the index buffer. For
details, see the command @code{reftex-index-globally},
@ref{Commands}.@refill

@tablesubheading{Exiting}
@item q
Hide the @file{*Index*} buffer.@refill

@item k

default for this flag can be set with the variable
@code{reftex-index-include-context}.@refill

@item @}
Restrict the index to a single document section.  The corresponding
section number will be displayed in the @code{R<>} indication in the
mode line and in the header of the @file{*Index*} buffer.@refill

@item @{
Widen the index to contain all entries of the document.@refill

@cindex LaTeX packages, @code{multind}
@cindex LaTeX packages, @code{index}

@b{Ref@TeX{}} by default recognizes the @code{\index} and
@code{\glossary} macros which are defined in the LaTeX core.  It has
also builtin support for the re-implementations of the @code{\index}
macro of the @file{multind} and @file{index} packages.  However, since
the different definitions of the @code{\index} macro are incompatible,
you will have to explicitly specify the index style used.
@xref{Creating Index Entries}, for information on how to do that.

@node Defining Index Macros, , Builtin Index Macros, Index Support

is how to make @b{Ref@TeX{}} recognize and correctly interpret these
macros, first with Emacs Lisp.

@lisp
(setq reftex-index-macros
      '(("\\ix@{*@}" "idx" ?x "" nil)
        ("\\nindex@{*@}" "name" ?n "" nil)
        ("\\astobj@{*@}" "idx" ?o "Astronomical Objects!" nil)))
@end lisp

Note that the index tag is @samp{idx} for the main index, and
@samp{name} for the name index.  @samp{idx} and @samp{glo} are reserved
for the default index and for the glossary.

@code{\index}, @code{\index*}, and @code{\glossary} macros,
respectively. 

The following string is empty unless your macro adds a superordinate
entry to the index key - this is the case for the @code{\astobj} macro.

To do the same thing with customize, you need to fill in the templates
like this:

@example

            Macro with args: \ix@{*@}
            Index Tag      : [Value Menu] String: idx
            Access Key     : x
            Key Prefix     : 
            Exclusion hook : nil
[INS] [DEL] List:
            Macro with args: \nindex@{*@}
            Index Tag      : [Value Menu] String: name
            Access Key     : n
            Key Prefix     : 
            Exclusion hook : nil
[INS] [DEL] List:
            Macro with args: \astobj@{*@}
            Index Tag      : [Value Menu] String: idx
            Access Key     : o
            Key Prefix     : Astronomical Objects!
            Exclusion hook : nil
[INS]
@end example

With the macro @code{\ix} defined, you may want to change the default
macro used for indexing a text phrase (@pxref{Creating Index Entries}).
This would be done like this

@lisp
(setq reftex-index-default-macro '(?x "idx" nil))
@end lisp

which specifies that the macro identified with the character @code{?x} (the
@code{\ix} macro) should be used for indexing phrases and words already
in the buffer with @kbd{C-c /} (@code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}).
The index tag is "idx", and the final @code{nil} means that it is not
necessary to repeat the phrase outside the macro, because the macro
indexes @emph{and} typesets is argument.

@node Viewing Cross-References, RefTeXs Menu, Index Support, Top
@chapter Viewing Cross--References
@findex reftex-view-crossref
@findex reftex-mouse-view-crossref

@kindex C-c )
@kindex C-c [
@kindex C-c &
@kindex S-mouse-2
@kindex C-c /
@kindex C-c <
@kindex C-c >
@example
@kbd{C-c =}      @code{reftex-toc}
@kbd{C-c (}      @code{reftex-label}
@kbd{C-c )}      @code{reftex-reference}
@kbd{C-c [}      @code{reftex-citation}
@kbd{C-c &}      @code{reftex-view-crossref}
@kbd{S-mouse-2}  @code{reftex-mouse-view-crossref}
@kbd{C-c /}      @code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}
@kbd{C-c <}      @code{reftex-index}
@kbd{C-c >}      @code{reftex-display-index}
@end example

Note that the @kbd{S-mouse-2} binding is only provided if this key is

   (lambda ()
     (LaTeX-add-environments '("proposition" LaTeX-env-label))
     (if (fboundp 'reftex-add-label-environments)
         (reftex-add-label-environments
          '(("proposition" ?p "prop:" "~\\ref@{%s@}" t
                           ("Proposition" "Prop.")))))))
@end group
@end lisp

@findex reftex-set-cite-format
Similarly, a style hook may contain a call to

     (TeX-add-symbols
      '("molec" TeX-arg-index)
      '("aindex" TeX-arg-index))
     (if (fboundp 'reftex-add-index-macros)
         (reftex-add-index-macros
          '(("molec@{*@}" "idx" ?m "Molecules!" nil)
            ("aindex@{*@}" "author" ?a "" nil))))))
@end lisp

@findex reftex-add-section-levels
Finally the hook may contain a call to @code{reftex-add-section-levels}
to define additional section statements.  For example, the FoilTeX class

@cindex @code{bib-cite}, Emacs package
@cindex Emacs packages, @code{bib-cite}

Once you have written a document with labels, references and citations,
it can be nice to read it like a hypertext document.  @b{Ref@TeX{}} has
some support for that: @code{reftex-view-crossref} (bound to @kbd{C-c
&}), @code{reftex-mouse-view-crossref} (bound to @kbd{S-mouse-2}), and
@code{reftex-search-document}.  A somewhat fancier interface with mouse
highlighting is provided (among other things) by Peter S. Galbraith's
@file{bib-cite.el}.  There is some overlap in the functionalities of
Bib-cite and @b{Ref@TeX{}}.  Bib-cite.el comes bundled with

@lisp
@group
;; Configuration for Lamport's pf.sty
(setq reftex-label-alist
    '(("\\step@{*@}@{@}"       ?p "st:" "~\\stepref@{%s@}" 2 ("Step" "St."))
      ("\\begin@{step+@}@{*@}" ?p "st:" "~\\stepref@{%s@}" 1000)))
@end group
@end lisp

@noindent
The first line is just a normal configuration for a macro.  For the

@uref{http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~dominik/Tools/,maintainers
webpage}.  Note that the Emacs 19 version supports many but not all
features described in this manual.@refill

Thanks to the people on the Net who have used @b{Ref@TeX{}} and helped
developing it with their reports.  In particular thanks to
@i{Fran Burstall, Alastair Burt, Soren Dayton, Stephen Eglen, Karl
Eichwalder, Peter Galbraith, Kai Grossjohann, Dieter Kraft, Adrian Lanz,
Rory Molinari, Stefan Monnier, Laurent Mugnier, Sudeep Kumar Palat,
Daniel Polani, Robin Socha, Richard Stanton, Allan Strand, Jan Vroonhof,
Christoph Wedler, Alan Williams}.@refill

The @code{view-crossref} feature was inspired by @i{Peter Galbraith's}
@file{bib-cite.el}.@refill

Finally thanks to @i{Uwe Bolick} who first got me (some years ago) into

@node Commands, Options, Imprint, Top
@chapter Commands
@cindex Commands, list of

Here is a summary of @b{Ref@TeX{}}'s commands.  All commands are available
from the @code{Ref} menu.  For keybindings, @pxref{Keybindings}.

@deffn Command reftex-toc
Show the table of contents for the current document.  When called with
one ore two @kbd{C-u} prefixes, rescan the document first.@refill
@end deffn

called inside TeX math mode as determined by the @file{texmathp.el}
library which is part of AUCTeX, the string is first processed with the
@code{reftex-index-math-format}, which see.@refill
@end deffn

@deffn Command reftex-display-index
Display a buffer with an index compiled from the current document.
When the document has multiple indices, first prompts for the correct one.
When index support is turned off, offer to turn it on.
With one or two @kbd{C-u} prefixes, rescan document first.
With prefix 2, restrict index to current document section.
With prefix 3, restrict index to active region.@refill
@end deffn

@deffn Command reftex-index-globally
Index a word with a global search and replace.  This works very much
like @code{reftex-query-replace-document}, but the defaults for the
search and replace strings are derived from local context.  When there
is an index entry, we try to index similar words.  The word to search
for is the word in direct contact with the index macro (like
@samp{\index@{@var{word}@}@var{word}} or
@samp{@var{word}\index@{@var{word}@}}).  If there is no such word, we
use the the index key.  The replacement text is the index macro with all
its arguments and the attached word.  When there is no index entry at
point, we search for the word near point and propose to index it like
this: @samp{\index@{@var{word}@}@var{word}}.  You get a chance to edit
the search and replacement strings.@refill
@end deffn

@deffn Command reftex-view-crossref
View cross reference of macro at point.  Point must be on the @var{key}
argument.  Works with the macros @code{\label}, @code{\ref},

@node Options (Table of Contents), Options (Defining Label Environments), ,  Options
@section Table of Contents
@cindex Options, table of contents
@cindex Table of contents, options

@defopt reftex-toc-keep-other-windows
Non-@code{nil} means, split the selected window to display the
@file{*toc*} buffer.  This helps to keep the window configuration, but
makes the @file{*toc*} small.  When @code{nil}, all other windows except
the selected one will be deleted, so that the @file{*toc*} window fills

The value of the variable must be a list of items.  Each item is a list
itself and has the following structure:

@example
 (@var{env-or-macro}  @var{type-key}  @var{label-prefix}  @var{reference-format}
    @var{context-method}  (@var{magic-word} ... ))
@end example

Each list entry describes either an environment carrying a counter for
use with @code{\label} and @code{\ref}, or a LaTeX macro defining a
label as (or inside) one of its arguments.  The elements of each list

List of magic words which identify a reference to be of this type.  If
the word before point is equal to one of these words when calling
@code{reftex-reference}, the label list offered will be automatically
restricted to labels of the correct type.  If the first element of this
word--list is the symbol `regexp', the strings are interpreted as regular
expressions@footnote{Careful:  @b{Ref@TeX{}} will add stuff to the
beginning and end of these regular expressions.}.@refill
@end table

If the type indicator characters of two or more entries are the same,
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will use@refill
@itemize @minus

@defopt reftex-section-levels
Commands and levels used for defining sections in the document.  The
@code{car} of each cons cell is the name of the section macro.  The
@code{cdr} is a number indicating its level.  A negative level means the
same as the positive value, but the section will never get a
number.  The @code{cdr} amy also be a function which then has to return
the level.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-section-prefixes
Prefixes for section labels.  When the label prefix given in an entry in

@defopt reftex-index-macros
List of macros which define index entries.  The structure of each entry
is
@lisp
(@var{macro} @var{index-tag} @var{key} @var{prefix} @var{exclude})
@end lisp

@var{macro} is the macro.  Arguments should be denoted by empty braces,
as for example in @samp{\index[]@{*@}}.  Use square brackets to denote
optional arguments.  The star marks where the index key is.@refill

@var{exclude} can be a function.  If this function exists and returns a
non-nil value, the index entry at point is ignored.  This was
implemented to support the (deprecated) @samp{^} and @samp{_} shortcuts
in the LaTeX2e @code{index} package.@refill

The final entry may also be a symbol.  It must have an association in
the variable @code{reftex-index-macros-builtin} to specify the main
indexing package you are using.  Legal values are currently@refill
@example

package here.
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-default-macro
The default index macro for @code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}.
This is a list with @code{(@var{macro-key} @var{default-tag} @var{repeat-word})}.

@var{macro-key} is a character identifying an index macro - see
@code{reftex-index-macros}.

@var{default-tag} is the tag to be used if the macro requires a
@var{tag} argument.  When this is @code{nil} and a @var{tag} is needed,
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will ask for it.  When this is the empty string and the
TAG argument of the index macro is optional, the TAG argument will be
omitted.

@var{repeat-word}, when non-@code{nil} means, the index macro does not
typeset the entry in the text, so that the text has to be repeated
outside the index macro.
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-default-tag
Default index tag.  When working with multiple indexes, RefTeX queries
for an index tag when creating index entries or displaying a specific

string through the @code{format} function.  This can be used to add the
math delimiters (e.g. @samp{$}) to the string.  Requires the
@file{texmathp.el} library which is part of AUCTeX.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-section-letters
The letters which denote sections in the index.  Usually these are all
capital letters.  Don't use any downcase letters.  Order is not
significant, the index will be sorted by whatever the sort function
thinks is correct.  In addition to these letters, RefTeX will create a
group @samp{!} which contains all entries sorted below the lowest
specified letter.  In the @file{*Index*} buffer, pressing any of these
capital letters or @kbd{!} will jump to that section.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-include-context
Non-@code{nil} means, display the index definition context in the
@file{*Index*} buffer.  This flag may also be toggled from the

@deffn {Normal Hook} reftex-mode-hook
Normal hook which is being run when turning on @b{Ref@TeX{}} mode.@refill
@end deffn

Furthermore, the 3 modes used for referencing labels, creating citations
and for the table of contents buffer have their own keymaps and mode
hooks.  See the respective sections.  There are many more hooks which
are described in the relevant sections about options for a specific part
of @b{Ref@TeX{}}.@refill

@node Changes, , Keymaps and Hooks, Top
@chapter Changes
@cindex Changes

@code{reftex-search-unrecursed-path-first}. 
@item
@emph{kpathsearch} support.  See new options and
@code{reftex-bibpath-environment-variables}.
@end itemize
@end ignore
@noindent @b{Version 3.42}
@itemize @bullet
@item
File search further refined.  New option @code{reftex-file-extensions}.
@item

Files in @code{reftex-default-bibliography} will be searched along
@code{BIBINPUTS} path.@refill
@item
Reading a parse file now checks consistency.
@end itemize
@noindent @b{Version 4.00}
@itemize @bullet
@item
RefTeX has been split into several smaller files which are autoloaded on 
demand.

@code{reftex-section-levels} can contain a function to compute the level
of a sectioning command.
@item
Multiple @code{thebibliography} environments recognized.
@end itemize


@node Index,  , , Top
@unnumbered Index
@printindex cp

26911:d7f536a01276

* RefTeX: (reftex).	Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references and citations.
@end direntry
@synindex ky cp
@syncodeindex vr cp
@syncodeindex fn cp
@set VERSION 4.9
@set EDITION 4.9
@set DATE December 1999
@set AUTHOR Carsten Dominik
@set AUTHOR-EMAIL dominik@@strw.leidenuniv.nl
@set MAINTAINER Carsten Dominik
@set MAINTAINER-EMAIL dominik@@strw.leidenuniv.nl
@c %**end of header

@subtitle Support for LaTeX labels, references, citations and index entries with GNU Emacs
@subtitle Edition @value{EDITION}, @value{DATE}

@author by Carsten Dominik
@page
Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

@sp 2
This is edition @value{EDITION} of the @cite{Ref@TeX{} User Manual} for
@b{Ref@TeX{}} version @value{VERSION}, @value{DATE}.@refill

* Chapterbib and Bibunits::          Multiple bibliographies in a Document.
* Citations Outside LaTeX::          How to make citations in Emails etc.

Index Support

* Creating Index Entries::           Macros and completion of entries.
* The Index Phrases File::           A special file for global indexing.
* Displaying and Editing the Index:: The index editor.
* Builtin Index Macros::             The index macros RefTeX knows about.
* Defining Index Macros::                ... and macros it  doesn't.

The Index Phrases File

* Collecting Phrases::               Collecting from document or external.
* Consistency Checks::               Check for duplicates etc.
* Global Indexing::                  The interactive indexing process.

AUCTeX

* AUCTeX-RefTeX Interface::          How both packages work together
* Style Files::                      AUCTeX's style files can support RefTeX

are supported.@refill

@itemize @bullet
@item
@b{Creating Index Entries}@*
To index the current selection or the word at point, type @kbd{C-c /}
(@code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}).  The default macro
@code{reftex-index-default-macro} will be used.  For a more complex entry
type @kbd{C-c <} (@code{reftex-index}), select any of the index macros
and enter the arguments with completion.@refill

@item
@b{The Index Phrases File (Delayed Indexing)}@*
Type @kbd{C-c \} (@code{reftex-index-phrase-selection-or-word}) to add
the current word or selection to a special @emph{index phrase file}.
@b{Ref@TeX{}} can later search the document for occurrences of these
phrases and let you interactively index the matches.@refill

@item
@b{Displaying and Editing the Index}@*
To display the compiled index in a special buffer, type @kbd{C-c >}
(@code{reftex-display-index}).  From that buffer you can check and edit
all entries.@refill
@end itemize

@page
@item @b{Viewing Cross-References}@*
When point is on the @var{key} argument of a cross--referencing macro
(@code{\label}, @code{\ref}, @code{\cite}, @code{\bibitem},
@code{\index}, and variations) or inside a BibTeX database entry, you
can press @kbd{C-c &} (@code{reftex-view-crossref}) to display
corresponding locations in the document and associated BibTeX database
files.@refill @*
When the enclosing macro is @code{\cite} or @code{\ref} and no other
message occupies the echo area, information about the citation or label
will automatically be displayed in the echo area.@refill

@item
@b{Multifile Documents}@*
Multifile Documents are fully supported.  The included files must have a
file variable @code{TeX-master} or @code{tex-main-file} pointing to the

@b{Ref@TeX{}}.@refill

@item @b{Where Next?}@* Go ahead and use @b{Ref@TeX{}}.  Use its menus
until you have picked up the key bindings.  For an overview of what you
can do in each of the different special buffers, press @kbd{?}.  Read
the manual if you get stuck, of if you are curious what else might be
available.  The first part of the manual explains in
a tutorial way how to use and customize @b{Ref@TeX{}}.  The second
part is a command and variable reference.@refill  
@end enumerate

@node Table of Contents, Labels and References, Introduction, Top

@samp{2}, restrict the index to the section at point in the @file{*toc*} 
buffer.

@tablesubheading{Controlling what gets displayed}

@item t
@vindex reftex-toc-max-level
Change the maximum level of toc entries displayed in the @file{*toc*}
buffer.  Without prefix arg, all levels will be included.  With prefix
arg (e.g @kbd{3 t}), ignore all toc entries with level greater than
@var{arg} (3 in this case).  Chapters are level 1, sections are level 2.
The mode line @samp{T<>} indicator shows the current value.  The default
depth can be configured with the variable
@code{reftex-toc-max-level}.@refill

@item F
@vindex reftex-toc-include-file-boundaries
Toggle the display of the file borders of a multifile document in the
@file{*toc*} buffer.  The default for this flag can be set with the
variable @code{reftex-toc-include-file-boundaries}.@refill

keymap @code{reftex-toc-map} may be used.@refill

@cindex Sectioning commands
@cindex KOMA-Script, LaTeX classes
@cindex LaTeX classes, KOMA-Script
@cindex TOC entries for environments
@vindex reftex-section-levels
The section macros recognized by @b{Ref@TeX{}} are all LaTeX section
macros (from @code{\part} to @code{\subsubparagraph}) and the commands
@code{\addchap} and @code{\addsec} from the KOMA-Script classes.
Additional macros can be configured with the variable
@code{reftex-section-levels}.  It is also possible to add certain LaTeX
environments to the table of contents.  This is probably only useful for
theorem-like environments. @xref{Defining Label Environments}, for an
example.

@node Labels and References, Citations, Table of Contents, Top
@chapter Labels and References
@cindex Labels in LaTeX
@cindex References in LaTeX

@item F
Toggle the display of the file borders of a multifile document in the
selection buffer.@refill

@item t
Toggle the display of the table of contents in the selection buffer.
With prefix @var{arg}, change the maximum level of toc entries displayed 
to @var{arg}.  Chapters are level 1, section are level 2.@refill

@item #
Toggle the display of a label counter in the selection buffer.@refill

@item %

either use Lisp to do this (e.g. in @file{.emacs}) or use the custom
library.  With Lisp it would look like this

@lisp
(setq reftex-label-alist
   '(("axiom"   ?a "ax:"  "~\\ref@{%s@}" nil ("axiom"   "ax.") -2)
     ("theorem" ?h "thr:" "~\\ref@{%s@}" t   ("theorem" "th.") -3)))
@end lisp

The type indicator characters @code{?a} and @code{?h} are used for
prompts when @b{Ref@TeX{}} queries for a label type.  @code{?h}
was chosen for @code{theorem} since @code{?t} is already taken by

For more complex ways of getting context, see the variable
@code{reftex-label-alist} (@ref{Options (Defining Label
Environments)}).@refill
@end itemize

The following list of strings is used to guess the correct label type
from the word before point when creating a reference.  E.g. if you
write: @samp{As we have shown in Theorem} and then press @kbd{C-c )},
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will know that you are looking for a theorem label and
restrict the menu to only these labels without even asking.@refill

The final item in each entry is the level at which the environment
should produce entries in the table of context buffer.  If the number is
positive, the environment will produce numbered entries (like
@code{\section}), if it is negative the entries will be unnumbered (like
@code{\section*}).  Use this only for environments which structure the
document similar to sectioning commands.  For everything else, omit the
item.@refill

To do the same configuration with @code{customize}, you need to click on
the @code{[INS]} button twice to create two templates and fill them in
like this:@refill

            Context method        : [Value Menu] After label
            Magic words:
              [INS] [DEL] String: axiom
              [INS] [DEL] String: ax.
              [INS]
            [X] Make TOC entry    : [Value Menu] Level: -2
[INS] [DEL] Package or Detailed   : [Value Menu] Detailed:
            Environment or \macro : [Value Menu] String: theorem
            Type specification    : [Value Menu] Char  : h
            Label prefix string   : [Value Menu] String: thr:
            Label reference format: [Value Menu] String: ~\ref@{%s@}

            Magic words:
              [INS] [DEL] String: theorem
              [INS] [DEL] String: theor.
              [INS] [DEL] String: th.
              [INS]
            [X] Make TOC entry    : [Value Menu] Level: -3
@end example

@vindex reftex-insert-label-flags
@vindex reftex-label-menu-flags
Depending on how you would like the label insertion and selection for

            Label prefix string   : [Value Menu] Default
            Label reference format: [Value Menu] Default
            Context method        : [Value Menu] Macro arg nr: 1
            Magic words:
              [INS]
            [ ] Make TOC entry    : [Value Menu] No entry
@end example

@node Figure Wrapper, Adding Magic Words, Quick Equation, Defining Label Environments
@subsection Figure Wrapping Macro
@cindex Macros as environment wrappers

            Label prefix string   : [Value Menu] Default
            Label reference format: [Value Menu] Default
            Context method        : [Value Menu] Macro arg nr: 3
            Magic words:
              [INS]
            [ ] Make TOC entry    : [Value Menu] No entry
@end example

@node Adding Magic Words, Using \eqref, Figure Wrapper, Defining Label Environments
@subsection Adding Magic Words
@cindex Magic words

the customization buffer.  Here is a lisp example which uses several of
the entries described above:

@lisp
(setq reftex-label-alist
  '(("axiom"   ?a "ax:"  "~\\ref@{%s@}" nil ("axiom"   "ax.") -2)
    ("theorem" ?h "thr:" "~\\ref@{%s@}" t   ("theorem" "theor." "th.") -3)
    ("\\quickeq@{@}" ?e nil nil 1 nil)
    AMSTeX
    ("\\myfig[]@{@}@{@}@{*@}@{@}" ?f nil nil 3)
    (detect-linguex ?x "ex:" "~\\ref@{%s@}" nil ("Example" "Ex."))))
@end lisp

about a citation directly into the buffer.  Here is the lisp code to add
the @kbd{C-c [} binding to the mail buffer.  It also provides a local
binding for @code{reftex-cite-format}.@refill

@lisp
(add-hook 'mail-setup-hook
          (lambda () (define-key mail-mode-map "\C-c["
                       (lambda () (interactive)
                         (require 'reftex)
                         (let ((reftex-cite-format 'locally))
                           (reftex-citation))))))
@end lisp

@node Index Support, Viewing Cross-References, Citations, Top
@chapter Index Support
@cindex Index Support

All entries defined in a document are written out to the @file{.aux}
file.  A separate tool must be used to convert this information into a
nicely formatted index.  Tools used with LaTeX include @code{MakeIndex}
and @code{xindy}.@refill

Indexing is a very difficult task.  It must follow strict conventions to
make the index consistent and complete.  There are basically two
approaches one can follow, and both have their merits.

@enumerate
@item
Part of the indexing should already be done with the markup.  The
document structure should be reflected in the index, so when starting
new sections, the basic topics of the section should be indexed.  If the
document contains definitions, theorems or the like, these should all
correspond to appropriate index entries.  This part of the index can
very well be developed along with the document.  Often it is worthwhile
to define special purpose macros which define an item and at the same
time make an index entry, possibly with special formatting to make the
reference page in the index bold or underlined.  To make @b{Ref@TeX{}}
support for indexing possible, these special macros must be added to
@b{Ref@TeX{}}'s configuration (@pxref{Defining Index Macros}).@refill

@item
The rest of the index is often just a collection of where in the
document certain words or phrases are being used.  This part is
difficult to develop along with the document, because consistent entries
for each occurrence are needed and are best selected when the document
is ready.  @b{Ref@TeX{}} supports this with an @emph{index phrases file}
which collects phrases and helps indexing the phrases globally.@refill
@end enumerate

Before you start, you need to make sure that @b{Ref@TeX{}} knows about
the index style being used in the current document.  @b{Ref@TeX{}} has
builtin support for the default @code{\index} and @code{\glossary}
macros.  Other LaTeX packages, like the @file{multind} or @file{index}
package, redefine the @code{\index} macro to have an additional
argument, and @b{Ref@TeX{}} needs to be configured for those.  A
sufficiently new version of AUCTeX (9.10c or later) will do this
automatically.  If you really don't use AUCTeX (you should!), this
configuration needs to be done by hand with the menu (@code{Ref->Index
Style}), or globally for all your documents with@refill

@lisp
(setq reftex-index-macros '(multind))     @r{or}
(setq reftex-index-macros '(index))
@end lisp

@menu
* Creating Index Entries::           Macros and completion of entries.
* The Index Phrases File::           A special file for global indexing.
* Displaying and Editing the Index:: The index editor.
* Builtin Index Macros::             The index macros RefTeX knows about.
* Defining Index Macros::                ... and macros it  doesn't.
@end menu

@node Creating Index Entries, The Index Phrases File, , Index Support
@section Creating Index Entries
@cindex Creating index entries
@cindex Index entries, creating
@kindex C-c <
@findex reftex-index
@kindex C-c /
@findex reftex-index-selection-or-word

In order to index the current selection or the word at the cursor press
@kbd{C-c /} (@code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}).  This causes the

available for the index entry and, if applicable, the index tag.  The
index tag is a string identifying one of multiple indices.  With the
@file{multind} and @file{index} packages, this tag is the first argument
to the redefined @code{\index} macro.@refill

@node The Index Phrases File, Displaying and Editing the Index, Creating Index Entries, Index Support
@section The Index Phrases File
@cindex Index phrase file
@cindex Phrase file
@kindex C-c |
@findex reftex-index-visit-phrases-buffer
@cindex Macro definition lines, in phrase buffer

@b{Ref@TeX{}} maintains a file in which phrases can be collected for
later indexing.  The file is located in the same directory as the master
file of the document and has the extension @file{.rip} (@b{R}eftex
@b{I}ndex @b{P}hrases).  You can create or visit the file with @kbd{C-c
|} (@code{reftex-index-visit-phrases-buffer}).  If the file is empty it
is initialized by inserting a file header which contains the definition
of the available index macros.  This list is initialized from
@code{reftex-index-macros} (@pxref{Defining Index Macros}).  You can
edit the header as needed, but if you define new LaTeX indexing macros,
don't forget to add them to @code{reftex-index-macros} as well.  Here is
a phrase file header example:@refill

@example
% -*- mode: reftex-index-phrases -*-
%                           Key   Macro Format       Repeat
%----------------------------------------------------------
>>>INDEX_MACRO_DEFINITION:   i    \index@{%s@}          t
>>>INDEX_MACRO_DEFINITION:   I    \index*@{%s@}         nil
>>>INDEX_MACRO_DEFINITION:   g    \glossary@{%s@}       t
>>>INDEX_MACRO_DEFINITION:   n    \index*[name]@{%s@}   nil
%----------------------------------------------------------
@end example

The macro definition lines consist of a unique letter identifying a
macro, a format string and the @var{repeat} flag, all separated by
@key{TAB}.  The format string shows how the macro is to be applied, the
@samp{%s} will be replaced with the index entry.  The repeat flag
indicates if @var{word} is indexed by the macro as
@samp{\index@{@var{word}@}} (@var{repeat} = @code{nil}) or as
@samp{\index@{@var{word}@}@var{word}} (@var{repeat} = @code{t}).  In the
above example it is assumed that the macro @code{\index*@{@var{word}@}}
already typesets its argument in the text, so that it is unnecessary to
repeat @var{word} outside the macro.@refill

@menu
* Collecting Phrases::               Collecting from document or external.
* Consistency Checks::               Check for duplicates etc.
* Global Indexing::                  The interactive indexing process.
@end menu

@node Collecting Phrases, Consistency Checks, , The Index Phrases File
@subsection Collecting Phrases
@cindex Collecting index phrases
@cindex Index phrases, collection
@cindex Phrases, collecting

Phrases for indexing can be collected while writing the document.  The
command @kbd{C-c \} (@code{reftex-index-phrase-selection-or-word})
copies the current selection (if active) or the word near point into the 
phrases buffer.  It then selects this buffer, so that the phrase line
can be edited.  To return to the LaTeX document, press @kbd{C-c C-c}
(@code{reftex-index-phrases-save-and-return}).

You can also prepare the list of index phrases in a different way and
copy it into the phrases file.  For example you might want to start from 
a word list of the document and remove all words which should not be
indexed.

The phrase lines in the phrase buffer must have a specific format.
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will use font-lock to indicate if a line has the proper
format.  A phrase line looks like this:

@example
[@var{key}] <TABs> @var{phrase} [<TABs> @var{arg}[&&@var{arg}]... [ || @var{arg}]...] 
@end example

@code{<TABs>} stands for white space containing at least one @key{TAB}.
@var{key} must be at the start of the line and is the character
identifying one of the macros defined in the file header.  It is
optional - when omitted, the first macro definition line in the file
will be used for this phrase.  The @var{phrase} is the phrase to be
searched for when indexing.  It may contain several words separated by
spaces.  By default the search phrase is also the text entered as
argument of the index macro.  If you want the index entry to be
different from the search phrase, enter another @key{TAB} and the index
argument @var{arg}.  If you want to have each match produce several
index entries, separate the different index arguments with @samp{ &&
}@footnote{@samp{&&} with optional spaces, see
@code{reftex-index-phrases-logical-and-regexp}.}.  If you want to be
able to choose at each match between several different index arguments,
separate them with @samp{ || }@footnote{@samp{||} with optional spaces,
see @code{reftex-index-phrases-logical-or-regexp}.}.  Here is an
example:@refill

@example
%--------------------------------------------------------------------
I     Sun
i     Planet         Planets
i     Vega           Stars!Vega
      Jupiter        Planets!Jupiter
i     Mars           Planets!Mars || Gods!Mars || Chocolate Bars!Mars
i     Pluto          Planets!Pluto && Kuiper Belt Objects!Pluto
@end example


So @samp{Sun} will be indexed directly as @samp{\index*@{Sun@}}, while
@samp{Planet} will be indexed as @samp{\index@{Planets@}Planet}.
@samp{Vega} will be indexed as a subitem of @samp{Stars}.  The
@samp{Jupiter} line will also use the @samp{i} macro as it was the first
macro definition in the file header (see above example).  At each
occurrence of @samp{Mars} you will be able choose between indexing it as
a subitem of @samp{Planets}, @samp{Gods} or @samp{Chocolate Bars}.
Finally, every occurrence of @samp{Pluto} will be indexed as
@samp{\index@{Planets!Pluto@}\index@{Kuiper Belt Objects!Pluto@}Pluto}
and will therefore create two different index entries.@refill

@node Consistency Checks, Global Indexing, Collecting Phrases, The Index Phrases File
@subsection Consistency Checks
@cindex Index phrases, consistency checks
@cindex Phrases, consistency checks
@cindex Consistency check for index phrases

@kindex C-c C-s
Before indexing the phrases in the phrases buffer, they should be
checked carefully for consistency.  A first step is to sort the phrases
alphabetically - this is done with the command @kbd{C-c C-s}
(@code{reftex-index-sort-phrases}).  It will sort all phrases in the
buffer alphabetically by search phrase.  If you want to group certain
phrases and only sort within the groups, insert empty lines between the
groups.  Sorting will only change the sequence of phrases within each
group (see the variable @code{reftex-index-phrases-sort-in-blocks}).@refill

@kindex C-c C-i
A useful command is @kbd{C-c C-i} (@code{reftex-index-phrases-info})
which lists information about the phrase at point, including an example
of how the index entry will look like and the number of expected matches
in the document.@refill

@kindex C-c C-t
Another important check is to find out if there are double or
overlapping entries in the buffer.  For example if you are first
searching and indexing @samp{Mars} and then @samp{Planet Mars}, the
second phrase will not match because of the index macro inserted before
@samp{Mars} earlier.  The command @kbd{C-c C-t}
(@code{reftex-index-find-next-conflict-phrase}) finds the next phrase in
the buffer which is either duplicate or a subphrase of another phrase.
In order to check the whole buffer like this, start at the beginning and
execute this command repeatedly.@refill

@node Global Indexing, , Consistency Checks, The Index Phrases File
@subsection Global Indexing
@cindex Global indexing
@cindex Indexing, global
@cindex Indexing, from @file{phrases} buffer

Once the index phrases have been collected and organized, you are set
for global indexing.  I recommend to do this only on an otherwise
finished document.  Global indexing starts from the phrases buffer.
There are several commands which start indexing: @kbd{C-c C-x} acts on
the current phrase line, @kbd{C-c C-r} on all lines in the current
region and @kbd{C-c C-a} on all phrase lines in the buffer.  It is
probably good to do indexing in small chunks since your concentration
may not last long enough to do everything in one go.@refill

@b{Ref@TeX{}} will start at the first phrase line and search the phrase
globally in the whole document.  At each match it will stop, compute the
replacement string and offer you the following choices@footnote{Windows
users: Restrict yourself to the described keys during indexing.  Pressing 
@key{Help} at the indexing prompt can apparently hang Emacs.}:@refill

@table @kbd
@item y
Replace this match with the proposed string.
@item n
Skip this match.
@item !
Replace this and all further matches in this file.
@item q
Skip this match, start with next file.
@item Q
Skip this match, start with next phrase.
@item o
Select a different indexing macro for this match.
@item 1-9
Select one of multiple index keys (those separated with @samp{||}).
@item e
Edit the replacement text.
@item C-r
Recursive edit.  Use @kbd{M-C-c} to return to the indexing process.
@item s
Save this buffer and ask again about the current match.
@item S
Save all document buffers and ask again about the current match.
@item C-g
Abort the indexing process.
@end table

The @samp{Find and Index in Document} menu in the phrases buffer also
lists a few options for the indexing process.  The options have
associated customization variables to set the defaults (@pxref{Options
(Index Support)}).  Here is a short explanation of what the options do:

@table @i
@item Match Whole Words
When searching for index phrases, make sure whole words are matched.
This should probably always be on.
@item Case Sensitive Search
Search case sensitively for phrases.  I recommend to have this setting
off, in order to match the capitalized words at the beginning of a
sentence, and even typos.  You can always say @emph{no} at a match you
do not like.
@item Wrap Long Lines
Inserting index macros increases the line length.  Turn this option on
to allow @b{Ref@TeX{}} to wrap long lines.
@item Skip Indexed Matches
When this is on, @b{Ref@TeX{}} will at each match try to figure out if
this match is already indexed.  A match is considered indexed if it is
either the argument of an index macro, or if an index macro is directly
(without whitespace separation) before or after the match.  Index macros
are those configured in @code{reftex-index-macros}.  Intended for
re-indexing a documents after changes have been made.@refill
@end table

Even though indexing should be the last thing you do to a document, you
are bound to make changes afterwards.  Indexing then has to be applied
to the changed regions.  The command
@code{reftex-index-phrases-apply-to-region} is designed for this
purpose.  When called from a LaTeX document with active region, it will
apply @code{reftex-index-all-phrases} to the current region.@refill

@node Displaying and Editing the Index, Builtin Index Macros, The Index Phrases File, Index Support
@section Displaying and Editing the Index
@cindex Displaying the Index
@cindex Editing the Index
@cindex Index entries, creating
@cindex Index, displaying

only entries in that part of the document will go into the compiled
index.  To restrict to the current section, use a numeric prefix
@samp{2}, thus press @kbd{C-u 2 C-c >}.  To restrict to the current
region, make the region active and use a numeric prefix @samp{3} (press
@kbd{C-u 3 C-c >}).  From within the @file{*Index*} buffer the
restriction can be moved from one section to the next by pressing the
@kbd{<} and @kbd{>} keys.@refill

One caveat: @b{Ref@TeX{}} finds the definition point of an index entry
by searching near the buffer position where it had found to macro during
scanning.  If you have several identical index entries in the same
buffer and significant changes have shifted the entries around, you must

Go to the definition of the current index entry in another
window.@refill

@item @key{RET}
Go to the definition of the current index entry and hide the
@file{*Index*} buffer window.@refill

@item f
@vindex reftex-index-follow-mode
@vindex reftex-revisit-to-follow
Toggle follow mode.  When follow mode is active, the other window will

@item ^
Remove the highest superordinate entry.  If the current entry is a 
subitem (@samp{aaa!bbb!ccc}), this function moves it up the hierarchy
(@samp{bbb!ccc}).@refill 

@tablesubheading{Exiting}
@item q
Hide the @file{*Index*} buffer.@refill

@item k

default for this flag can be set with the variable
@code{reftex-index-include-context}.@refill

@item @}
Restrict the index to a single document section.  The corresponding
section number will be displayed in the @code{R<>} indicator in the
mode line and in the header of the @file{*Index*} buffer.@refill

@item @{
Widen the index to contain all entries of the document.@refill

@cindex LaTeX packages, @code{multind}
@cindex LaTeX packages, @code{index}

@b{Ref@TeX{}} by default recognizes the @code{\index} and
@code{\glossary} macros which are defined in the LaTeX core.  It has
also builtin support for the re-implementations of @code{\index}
in the @file{multind} and @file{index} packages.  However, since
the different definitions of the @code{\index} macro are incompatible,
you will have to explicitly specify the index style used.
@xref{Creating Index Entries}, for information on how to do that.

@node Defining Index Macros, , Builtin Index Macros, Index Support

is how to make @b{Ref@TeX{}} recognize and correctly interpret these
macros, first with Emacs Lisp.

@lisp
(setq reftex-index-macros
      '(("\\ix@{*@}" "idx" ?x "" nil nil)
        ("\\nindex@{*@}" "name" ?n "" nil nil)
        ("\\astobj@{*@}" "idx" ?o "Astronomical Objects!" nil t)))
@end lisp

Note that the index tag is @samp{idx} for the main index, and
@samp{name} for the name index.  @samp{idx} and @samp{glo} are reserved
for the default index and for the glossary.

@code{\index}, @code{\index*}, and @code{\glossary} macros,
respectively. 

The following string is empty unless your macro adds a superordinate
entry to the index key - this is the case for the @code{\astobj} macro.

The next entry can be a hook function to exclude certain matches, it
almost always can be @code{nil}.

The final element in the list indicates if the text being indexed needs
to be repeated outside the macro.  For the normal index macros, this
should be @code{t}.  Only if the macro typesets the entry in the text
(like @code{\ix} and @code{\nindex} in the example do), this should be
@code{nil}.

To do the same thing with customize, you need to fill in the templates
like this:

@example

            Macro with args: \ix@{*@}
            Index Tag      : [Value Menu] String: idx
            Access Key     : x
            Key Prefix     : 
            Exclusion hook : nil
            Repeat Outside : [Toggle]  off (nil)
[INS] [DEL] List:
            Macro with args: \nindex@{*@}
            Index Tag      : [Value Menu] String: name
            Access Key     : n
            Key Prefix     : 
            Exclusion hook : nil
            Repeat Outside : [Toggle]  off (nil)
[INS] [DEL] List:
            Macro with args: \astobj@{*@}
            Index Tag      : [Value Menu] String: idx
            Access Key     : o
            Key Prefix     : Astronomical Objects!
            Exclusion hook : nil
            Repeat Outside : [Toggle]  on (non-nil)
[INS]
@end example

With the macro @code{\ix} defined, you may want to change the default
macro used for indexing a text phrase (@pxref{Creating Index Entries}).
This would be done like this

@lisp
(setq reftex-index-default-macro '(?x "idx"))
@end lisp

which specifies that the macro identified with the character @code{?x} (the
@code{\ix} macro) should be used for indexing phrases and words already
in the buffer with @kbd{C-c /} (@code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}).
The index tag is "idx".@refill

@node Viewing Cross-References, RefTeXs Menu, Index Support, Top
@chapter Viewing Cross--References
@findex reftex-view-crossref
@findex reftex-mouse-view-crossref

@kindex C-c )
@kindex C-c [
@kindex C-c &
@kindex S-mouse-2
@kindex C-c /
@kindex C-c \
@kindex C-c |
@kindex C-c <
@kindex C-c >
@example
@kbd{C-c =}      @code{reftex-toc}
@kbd{C-c (}      @code{reftex-label}
@kbd{C-c )}      @code{reftex-reference}
@kbd{C-c [}      @code{reftex-citation}
@kbd{C-c &}      @code{reftex-view-crossref}
@kbd{S-mouse-2}  @code{reftex-mouse-view-crossref}
@kbd{C-c /}      @code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}
@kbd{C-c \}      @code{reftex-index-phrase-selection-or-word}
@kbd{C-c |}      @code{reftex-index-visit-phrases-buffer}
@kbd{C-c <}      @code{reftex-index}
@kbd{C-c >}      @code{reftex-display-index}
@end example

Note that the @kbd{S-mouse-2} binding is only provided if this key is

   (lambda ()
     (LaTeX-add-environments '("proposition" LaTeX-env-label))
     (if (fboundp 'reftex-add-label-environments)
         (reftex-add-label-environments
          '(("proposition" ?p "prop:" "~\\ref@{%s@}" t
                           ("Proposition" "Prop.") -3))))))
@end group
@end lisp

@findex reftex-set-cite-format
Similarly, a style hook may contain a call to

     (TeX-add-symbols
      '("molec" TeX-arg-index)
      '("aindex" TeX-arg-index))
     (if (fboundp 'reftex-add-index-macros)
         (reftex-add-index-macros
          '(("molec@{*@}" "idx" ?m "Molecules!" nil nil)
            ("aindex@{*@}" "author" ?a "" nil nil))))))
@end lisp

@findex reftex-add-section-levels
Finally the hook may contain a call to @code{reftex-add-section-levels}
to define additional section statements.  For example, the FoilTeX class

@cindex @code{bib-cite}, Emacs package
@cindex Emacs packages, @code{bib-cite}

Once you have written a document with labels, references and citations,
it can be nice to read it like a hypertext document.  @b{Ref@TeX{}} has
support for that: @code{reftex-view-crossref} (bound to @kbd{C-c
&}), @code{reftex-mouse-view-crossref} (bound to @kbd{S-mouse-2}), and
@code{reftex-search-document}.  A somewhat fancier interface with mouse
highlighting is provided (among other things) by Peter S. Galbraith's
@file{bib-cite.el}.  There is some overlap in the functionalities of
Bib-cite and @b{Ref@TeX{}}.  Bib-cite.el comes bundled with

@lisp
@group
;; Configuration for Lamport's pf.sty
(setq reftex-label-alist
  '(("\\step@{*@}@{@}"       ?p "st:" "~\\stepref@{%s@}" 2 ("Step" "St."))
    ("\\begin@{step+@}@{*@}" ?p "st:" "~\\stepref@{%s@}" 1000)))
@end group
@end lisp

@noindent
The first line is just a normal configuration for a macro.  For the

@uref{http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~dominik/Tools/,maintainers
webpage}.  Note that the Emacs 19 version supports many but not all
features described in this manual.@refill

Thanks to the people on the Net who have used @b{Ref@TeX{}} and helped
developing it with their reports.  In particular thanks to @i{Fran
Burstall, Alastair Burt, Soren Dayton, Stephen Eglen, Karl Eichwalder,
Peter Galbraith, Kai Grossjohann, Frank Harrell, Dieter Kraft, Adrian
Lanz, Rory Molinari, Stefan Monnier, Laurent Mugnier, Sudeep Kumar
Palat, Daniel Polani, Robin Socha, Richard Stanton, Allan Strand, Jan
Vroonhof, Christoph Wedler, Alan Williams}.@refill

The @code{view-crossref} feature was inspired by @i{Peter Galbraith's}
@file{bib-cite.el}.@refill

Finally thanks to @i{Uwe Bolick} who first got me (some years ago) into

@node Commands, Options, Imprint, Top
@chapter Commands
@cindex Commands, list of

Here is a summary of @b{Ref@TeX{}}'s commands which can be executed from
LaTeX files.  Command which are executed from the special buffers are
not described here.  All commands are available from the @code{Ref}
menu.  For keybindings, @pxref{Keybindings}.

@deffn Command reftex-toc
Show the table of contents for the current document.  When called with
one ore two @kbd{C-u} prefixes, rescan the document first.@refill
@end deffn

called inside TeX math mode as determined by the @file{texmathp.el}
library which is part of AUCTeX, the string is first processed with the
@code{reftex-index-math-format}, which see.@refill
@end deffn

@deffn Command reftex-index-phrase-selection-or-word
Add current selection or the word at point to the phrases buffer.
When you are in transient-mark-mode and the region is active, the
selection will be used - otherwise the word at point.
You get a chance to edit the entry in the phrases buffer - to save the
buffer and return to the LaTeX document, finish with @kbd{C-c C-c}.
@end deffn

@deffn Command reftex-index-visit-phrases-buffer
Switch to the phrases buffer, initialize if empty.
@end deffn

@deffn Command reftex-index-phrases-apply-to-region
Index all index phrases in the current region.
This works exactly like global indexing from the index phrases buffer,
but operation is restricted to the current region.
@end deffn

@deffn Command reftex-display-index
Display a buffer with an index compiled from the current document.
When the document has multiple indices, first prompts for the correct one.
When index support is turned off, offer to turn it on.
With one or two @kbd{C-u} prefixes, rescan document first.
With prefix 2, restrict index to current document section.
With prefix 3, restrict index to active region.@refill
@end deffn

@deffn Command reftex-view-crossref
View cross reference of macro at point.  Point must be on the @var{key}
argument.  Works with the macros @code{\label}, @code{\ref},

@node Options (Table of Contents), Options (Defining Label Environments), ,  Options
@section Table of Contents
@cindex Options, table of contents
@cindex Table of contents, options

@defopt reftex-toc-max-level
The maximum level of toc entries which will be included in the TOC.
Section headings with a bigger level will be ignored.  In RefTeX,
chapters are level 1, sections level 2 etc.  This variable can be
changed from within the @file{*toc*} buffer with the @kbd{t} key.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-toc-keep-other-windows
Non-@code{nil} means, split the selected window to display the
@file{*toc*} buffer.  This helps to keep the window configuration, but
makes the @file{*toc*} small.  When @code{nil}, all other windows except
the selected one will be deleted, so that the @file{*toc*} window fills

The value of the variable must be a list of items.  Each item is a list
itself and has the following structure:

@example
 (@var{env-or-macro}  @var{type-key}  @var{label-prefix}  @var{reference-format}
    @var{context-method}  (@var{magic-word} ... )  @var{toc-level})
@end example

Each list entry describes either an environment carrying a counter for
use with @code{\label} and @code{\ref}, or a LaTeX macro defining a
label as (or inside) one of its arguments.  The elements of each list

List of magic words which identify a reference to be of this type.  If
the word before point is equal to one of these words when calling
@code{reftex-reference}, the label list offered will be automatically
restricted to labels of the correct type.  If the first element of this
word--list is the symbol `regexp', the strings are interpreted as regular
expressions.@refill

@item @var{toc-level}
The integer level at which this environment should be added to the table
of contents.  See also @code{reftex-section-levels}.  A positive value
will number the entries mixed with the sectioning commands of the same
level.  A negative value will make unnumbered entries.  Useful only for
theorem-like environments which structure the document.  Will be ignored
for macros.  When omitted or @code{nil}, no TOC entries will be
made.@refill
@end table

If the type indicator characters of two or more entries are the same,
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will use@refill
@itemize @minus

@defopt reftex-section-levels
Commands and levels used for defining sections in the document.  The
@code{car} of each cons cell is the name of the section macro.  The
@code{cdr} is a number indicating its level.  A negative level means the
same as the positive value, but the section will never get a
number.  The @code{cdr} may also be a function which then has to return
the level.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-section-prefixes
Prefixes for section labels.  When the label prefix given in an entry in

@defopt reftex-index-macros
List of macros which define index entries.  The structure of each entry
is
@lisp
(@var{macro} @var{index-tag} @var{key} @var{prefix} @var{exclude} @var{repeat})
@end lisp

@var{macro} is the macro.  Arguments should be denoted by empty braces,
as for example in @samp{\index[]@{*@}}.  Use square brackets to denote
optional arguments.  The star marks where the index key is.@refill

@var{exclude} can be a function.  If this function exists and returns a
non-nil value, the index entry at point is ignored.  This was
implemented to support the (deprecated) @samp{^} and @samp{_} shortcuts
in the LaTeX2e @code{index} package.@refill

@var{repeat}, if non-@code{nil}, means the index macro does not typeset
the entry in the text, so that the text has to be repeated outside the
index macro.  Needed for @code{reftex-index-selection-or-word} and for
indexing from the phrase buffer.@refill

The final entry may also be a symbol.  It must have an association in
the variable @code{reftex-index-macros-builtin} to specify the main
indexing package you are using.  Legal values are currently@refill
@example

package here.
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-default-macro
The default index macro for @code{reftex-index-selection-or-word}.
This is a list with @code{(@var{macro-key} @var{default-tag})}.

@var{macro-key} is a character identifying an index macro - see
@code{reftex-index-macros}.

@var{default-tag} is the tag to be used if the macro requires a
@var{tag} argument.  When this is @code{nil} and a @var{tag} is needed,
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will ask for it.  When this is the empty string and the
TAG argument of the index macro is optional, the TAG argument will be
omitted.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-default-tag
Default index tag.  When working with multiple indexes, RefTeX queries
for an index tag when creating index entries or displaying a specific

string through the @code{format} function.  This can be used to add the
math delimiters (e.g. @samp{$}) to the string.  Requires the
@file{texmathp.el} library which is part of AUCTeX.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-logical-and-regexp
Regexp matching the @samp{and} operator for index arguments in phrases
file.  When several index arguments in a phrase line are separated by
this operator, each part will generate an index macro.  So each match of
the search phrase will produce @emph{several} different index entries.
Make sure this does no match things which are not separators.  This
logical @samp{and} has higher priority than the logical @samp{or}
specified in @code{reftex-index-phrases-logical-or-regexp}.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-logical-or-regexp
Regexp matching the @samp{or} operator for index arguments in phrases
file.  When several index arguments in a phrase line are separated by
this operator, the user will be asked to select one of them at each
match of the search phrase.  The first index arg will be the default.  A
number key @kbd{1}--@kbd{9} must be pressed to switch to another.  Make
sure this does no match things which are not separators.  The logical
@samp{and} specified in @code{reftex-index-phrases-logical-or-regexp}
has higher priority than this logical @samp{or}.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-search-whole-words
Non-@code{nil} means phrases search will look for whole words, not subwords.
This works by requiring word boundaries at the beginning and end of
the search string.  When the search phrase already has a non-word-char
at one of these points, no word boundary is required there.
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-case-fold-search
Non-@code{nil} means, searching for index phrases will ignore
case.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-skip-indexed-matches
Non-@code{nil} means, skip matches which appear to be indexed already.
When doing global indexing from the phrases buffer, searches for some
phrases may match at places where that phrase was already indexed.  In
particular when indexing an already processed document again, this
will even be the norm.  When this variable is non-@code{nil},
@b{Ref@TeX{}} checks if the match is an index macro argument, or if an
index macro is directly before or after the phrase.  If that is the
case, that match will be ignored.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-wrap-long-lines
Non-@code{nil} means, when indexing from the phrases buffer, wrap lines.
Inserting indexing commands in a line makes the line longer - often
so long that it does not fit onto the screen.  When this variable is
non-@code{nil}, newlines will be added as necessary before and/or after the
indexing command to keep lines short.  However, the matched text
phrase and its index command will always end up on a single line.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-sort-prefers-entry
Non-@code{nil} means when sorting phrase lines, the explicit index entry
is used. Phrase lines in the phrases buffer contain a search phrase, and
sorting is normally based on these.  Some phrase lines also have
an explicit index argument specified.  When this variable is
non-@code{nil}, the index argument will be used for sorting.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-sort-in-blocks
Non-@code{nil} means, empty and comment lines separate phrase buffer
into blocks.  Sorting will then preserve blocks, so that lines are
re-arranged only within blocks.
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-map
Keymap for the Index Phrases buffer.
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-phrases-mode-hook
Normal hook which is run when a buffer is put into
@code{reftex-index-phrases-mode}.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-section-letters
The letters which denote sections in the index.  Usually these are all
capital letters.  Don't use any downcase letters.  Order is not
significant, the index will be sorted by whatever the sort function
thinks is correct.  In addition to these letters, @b{Ref@TeX{}} will
create a group @samp{!} which contains all entries sorted below the
lowest specified letter.  In the @file{*Index*} buffer, pressing any of
these capital letters or @kbd{!} will jump to that section.@refill
@end defopt

@defopt reftex-index-include-context
Non-@code{nil} means, display the index definition context in the
@file{*Index*} buffer.  This flag may also be toggled from the

@deffn {Normal Hook} reftex-mode-hook
Normal hook which is being run when turning on @b{Ref@TeX{}} mode.@refill
@end deffn

Furthermore, the 4 modes used for referencing labels, creating
citations, the table of contents buffer and the phrases buffer have
their own keymaps and mode hooks.  See the respective sections.  There
are many more hooks which are described in the relevant sections about
options for a specific part of @b{Ref@TeX{}}.@refill

@node Changes, , Keymaps and Hooks, Top
@chapter Changes
@cindex Changes

@code{reftex-search-unrecursed-path-first}. 
@item
@emph{kpathsearch} support.  See new options and
@code{reftex-bibpath-environment-variables}.
@end itemize
@noindent @b{Version 3.42}
@itemize @bullet
@item
File search further refined.  New option @code{reftex-file-extensions}.
@item

Files in @code{reftex-default-bibliography} will be searched along
@code{BIBINPUTS} path.@refill
@item
Reading a parse file now checks consistency.
@end itemize
@end ignore
@noindent @b{Version 4.00}
@itemize @bullet
@item
RefTeX has been split into several smaller files which are autoloaded on 
demand.

@code{reftex-section-levels} can contain a function to compute the level
of a sectioning command.
@item
Multiple @code{thebibliography} environments recognized.
@end itemize
@noindent @b{Version 4.09}
@itemize @bullet
@item
New option @code{reftex-toc-max-level} to limit the depth of the toc.
New keybinding @kbd{t} in the @file{*toc*} buffer to change this
setting.@refill 
@item
RefTeX maintaines an @file{Index Phrases} file in which phrases can be 
collected.  When the document is ready, RefTeX can search all
these phrases and assist indexing all matches.@refill
@item
The variables @code{reftex-index-macros} and
@code{reftex-index-default-macro} have changed their syntax slightly.
The @var{repeat} parameter has move from the latter to the former.
Also calls to @code{reftex-add-index-macros} from AUCTeX style files
need to be adapted.@refill
@item
The variable @code{reftex-section-levels} no longer contains the
default stuff which has been moved to a constant.@refill
@item
Environments like theorems can be placed into the TOC by putting
entries for @samp{"begin@{theorem@}"} in
@code{reftex-setion-levels}.@refill 
@end itemize

@node Index,  , , Top
@unnumbered Index
@printindex cp