Rene Rivera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I don't see a contextual difference. It all ends up in a browser >> window, doesn't it? > > Yes, although the offline use is more likely to also get printed out. > They are likely to get used differently. There's been mention from some > that they mostly use the docs in a scanning mode, while others tend to > sit and read carefully. I think that the former is more likely a use of > the online docs, and the latter of the offline docs. But more explicitly > the offline docs won't have all the navigation and interactive (i.e. the > webnotes) hence they can be tailored without the worry that they will > clash with those elements to make for the easiest to read. While the > online docs might be tailored for scanning and searching.
IMO that's the distinction between HTML and PDF. We shouldn't be generating two different HTML L&Fs. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Boost-docs mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe and other administrative requests: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs
