Alexandre Leclerc wrote:
2006/5/9, L505 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2006/5/9, A.J. Venter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > On Tuesday 09 May 2006 15:53, Alexandre Leclerc wrote:
> But my personal idea on help files for lazarus would probably be:
> - get very well built html files with many links
> - build a search tool in lazarus to search the html files in the help
> folder. It is more simple and will do the job.
Good idea - one way to accomplish this and have a fast indexing system
would be to Ditch XML and place the documents in a database. Database
would allow fast searching of the documentation. I know someone has
stated before that they already tried to put the docs into a database
for the FPDOC system and it didn't work out well because XML fits the
document model better .. I think it's still possible, though. Not
impossible, that's for sure. Just the time needed to make the system.
Or, you could search the HTML/XML files.. but it would be slower than
just searching a DB directly.
Yep, using a simple stand-alone DB which needs no setup and is
cross-plateform. I've seen a TDataSet descendent
stand-alone-single-file-db once in delphi. I think the little thing
was TBinDataset (only url I found:
http://kylecordes.com/bag/sol/tbinary.html) I cant' find the code
anymore, but I have it at home I believe, if anyone is interested.
The DB could be generated at first start of the help, which is a
common behaviour with hlp files. We could have a nice algo to generate
the index...
--
Alexandre Leclerc
sqlite is good candidate too (multiplatform,single file,fast, only one
dll/so required)
Boguslaw Brandys
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