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Why \see and \seealso overwrites page number? Can i redefine indexing command to keep page number(s) before see output? Something like:

Cats 1,3,6-7 see also Dog

MWE form this site:

        \documentclass{article}
        \begin{filecontents*}{test2.xdy}  
        (require "page-ranges.xdy")
        (define-location-class "arabic-page-numbers"
                               ("arabic-numbers") :min-range-length 1)
        (markup-locref :open "\hyperpage{" :close "}")
        \end{filecontents*}
        \usepackage[hyperindex=false]{hyperref}
        \usepackage{index}
        \newindex{testindex}{idx}{idn}{Index}
        \makeindex
        \begin{document}
        Let's discuss letter d\index[testindex]{d}\index[testindex]{letter|see{d}}
        and c.\index[testindex]{c}\index[testindex]{letter|see{c}}

        \newpage
        \printindex[testindex]
        \end{document}

p.s. I need some dictionary like entries, but don't want to use glossary, because we need some glossies to define before we use it and there can be different definitions depending in contents of use...Actually I need to some text after page number and see command looked promising..

Here is a related question (unanswered) Put ';' after page number in index but this removes linebrake in all indexies

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Levan Shoshiashvili
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    it's not usually considered logical to have a page number on a "see" entry, and often, the term under which it's listed doesn't even appear on the page from which the "see" entry was entered. and for a "see also" entry, it's assumed that there's already at least one page number for the entry so marked. it would be possible to change these definitions, but it's certainly not traditional. – barbara beeton Feb 20 '16 at 22:24
  • Ok, you are right...I did it: once adding index entry and second step adding see entry and it works. Or using patch from linked question works fine... \renewcommand{\see}{} \index[testindex]{letter!\textit{Therm to define}} \index[testindex]{letter!\textit{Therm to define}|see{Therm explanation}} – Levan Shoshiashvili Feb 20 '16 at 23:11
  • As I mentioned patch in linked question redefines subitem for all multiple indexies....can i pass this patch to an one particular index file? I can edit it, but dont like editing index files :) – Levan Shoshiashvili Feb 20 '16 at 23:14
  • Ah the trick is to make another \index entry! One for the page number and on for the "see also". That was not so easy for a bear-of-very-little-brain to understand... :( – jonalv Aug 09 '17 at 09:20

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