Consider the Table of Contents for Boost.Threads:

14. Boost.Threads

    Overview
    Design
    Concepts
    Rationale
    Reference
    Frequently Asked Questions
    Configuration
    Build
    Implementation Notes
    Release Notes
    Glossary
    Acknowledgements
    Bibliography

So many top-level sections! IMO, I'd like to see something more like:

14. Boost.Threads

    User's Guide
    Reference
    Appendices

Sadly, much of our docs are organized like the Threads', and given the way our tool-chain works, its almost required. Consider what is happening to xpressive's user's guide: http://tinyurl.com/q8334. It's all on one page! That's because the xsl:chunk.section.depth is left at its default of 1, meaning sections 2 levels deep or more are all glommed on the same page.

IMO, for the next+1 release, we should consider upping the chunk.section.depth and encourage people to organize their documentation more hierarchically. It makes a big difference for the larger libraries. Consider the difference in xpressive's documentation at a chunk depth of 1: http://tinyurl.com/882t8, and at a chunk depth of 3: http://tinyurl.com/48kv5.


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Eric Niebler
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com


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