> As someone who reads documentation like literature when getting up to speed on a new project...
That is what tutorials are for and there are a zillion on the web. Why are almost all others in alphabetic order? I assume to look something up quickly without the hassle of ctrl-F. On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Rebecca Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > Let me just concur with Alex, > > As someone who reads documentation like literature when getting up to > speed on a new project... > > I'm not fond of alphabetizing API docs, I'd rather them to be done in > related chunks, from most commonly used to least commonly used. > > I'm actually not sure I understand the value of alphabetizing them, given > that if you know the name already you can search the page. > > -- Rebecca > > > On June 24, 2014 at 5:50:07 AM, Mark Hahn ([email protected]) wrote: > > > similar methods are grouped together > > It should be totally alphabetic. You can take care of related methods by > using links like "See Unlink". > > > On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 11:25 AM, mscdex <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Monday, June 23, 2014 11:30:30 AM UTC-4, Matt Sergeant wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 2:10 AM, Mark Hahn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> It has driven me crazy for years the the api docs (methods) are in no >>>> particular order, at least none that I can discern. I usually have to >>>> scroll through most of the list to find anything. Why not list them >>>> alphabetically? >>>> >>> >>> Your comment has been out of date for a while now. Check again. >>> >> >> The module methods and events aren't alphabetical, just the main module >> index. 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