A peculiar index in one of our documents alerted us to the benefits of
more flexibility within <indexentry>. Right now, you can only enter
one identification tag, such as <name> or <occupation>; however,
sometimes the information in the <indexentry> does not fit clearly
into one of these tags. We propose that <indexentry> permit a <note>
tag to allow for this flexibility.
Example (as it is now): <indexentry><persname> Seilgsburg, Alfred,
lawyer for
Metropolitan Opera and the Beecham Opera.
</persname><ref>110</ref></indexentry>
Proposed changes: <indexentry><persname> Seilgsburg, Alfred
</persname> <note><p>
lawyer for Metropolitan Opera and the Beecham Opera
</p></note><ref>110</ref></indexentry>
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