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February 03, 2013 drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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They seem rather pointless, considering: 1. them being on the web is better anyway 2. the new pdf version of the spec |
February 04, 2013 Re: drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter Bright | On 2/4/13, Walter Bright <newshound2@digitalmars.com> wrote:
> They seem rather pointless, considering:
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> 1. them being on the web is better anyway
> 2. the new pdf version of the spec
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They're used for CHM generation.
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February 04, 2013 Re: drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter Bright | On 2013-02-04 00:58, Walter Bright wrote:
> They seem rather pointless, considering:
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> 1. them being on the web is better anyway
> 2. the new pdf version of the spec
Theoretically:
It's useful, because the docs' version matches the compiler,
while the website only lists current documentation.
Practically:
I'm quite sure few people read those offline html docs.
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February 04, 2013 Re: drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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Posted in reply to FG | On Monday, 4 February 2013 at 00:26:06 UTC, FG wrote:
> On 2013-02-04 00:58, Walter Bright wrote:
>> They seem rather pointless, considering:
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>> 1. them being on the web is better anyway
>> 2. the new pdf version of the spec
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> Theoretically:
> It's useful, because the docs' version matches the compiler,
> while the website only lists current documentation.
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> Practically:
> I'm quite sure few people read those offline html docs.
I do, when I have no internet access.
NMS
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February 04, 2013 Re: drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter Bright | On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:58:35 -0800 Walter Bright <newshound2@digitalmars.com> wrote: > > drop html docs from the dmd distribution? PLEASE NO. > They seem rather pointless, considering: > > 1. them being on the web is better anyway Not when you don't have internet access or when you need docs an older version. > 2. the new pdf version of the spec PDF is complete shit for on-screen browsing, or for anything other than printing for that matter. HTML is good for on-screen browsing. |
February 04, 2013 Re: drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter Bright | On Sunday, 3 February 2013 at 23:58:39 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> They seem rather pointless, considering:
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> 1. them being on the web is better anyway
> 2. the new pdf version of the spec
I use the included HTML docs when I have no internet
access (e.g. in train, which is 2hr/day for me).
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February 04, 2013 Re: drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Nick Sabalausky | On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:53:32 -0500, Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe@semitwist.com> wrote: > On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:58:35 -0800 > Walter Bright <newshound2@digitalmars.com> wrote: >> >> drop html docs from the dmd distribution? > > PLEASE NO. > >> They seem rather pointless, considering: >> >> 1. them being on the web is better anyway > > Not when you don't have internet access or when you need docs an older > version. +1 -Steve |
February 04, 2013 Re: drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter Bright | On 2/3/2013 3:58 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
> They seem rather pointless, considering:
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> 1. them being on the web is better anyway
> 2. the new pdf version of the spec
Ok, everyone, you made your point! They stay.
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February 04, 2013 Re: drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Nick Sabalausky | Nick Sabalausky wrote: > On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:58:35 -0800 > Walter Bright <newshound2@digitalmars.com> wrote: >> >> drop html docs from the dmd distribution? > > PLEASE NO. > >> They seem rather pointless, considering: >> >> 1. them being on the web is better anyway > > Not when you don't have internet access or when you need docs an older version. > >> 2. the new pdf version of the spec > > PDF is complete shit for on-screen browsing, or for anything other than printing for that matter. HTML is good for on-screen browsing. +1 PDF, ePUB, Kindle - all suffer from this problem. -- Dejan Lekic dejan.lekic (a) gmail.com http://dejan.lekic.org |
February 04, 2013 Re: drop html docs from the dmd distribution? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Dejan Lekic | On 2/4/13 2:08 PM, Dejan Lekic wrote:
> Nick Sabalausky wrote:
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>> On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:58:35 -0800
>> Walter Bright<newshound2@digitalmars.com> wrote:
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>>> drop html docs from the dmd distribution?
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>> PLEASE NO.
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>>> They seem rather pointless, considering:
>>>
>>> 1. them being on the web is better anyway
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>> Not when you don't have internet access or when you need docs an older
>> version.
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>>> 2. the new pdf version of the spec
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>> PDF is complete shit for on-screen browsing, or for anything other than
>> printing for that matter. HTML is good for on-screen browsing.
>
> +1
> PDF, ePUB, Kindle - all suffer from this problem.
I wonder whether a big, continuous HTML would be a good possibility.
Andrei
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