On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 11:17 AM, P Kishor <[email protected]> wrote:
> I find it very difficult to figure out where to look for the docs for > a command. So, I first go to perldl> and type 'help <command>'. > However, I find it hard to read the docs in the terminal (the paging > is sub-optimal), so I then go to the web site and look at the specific > docs. > > A ubiquitous search field on the web site would be a fantastic help in > the above, kinda like an analog of 'help command' at the perldl> > prompt. If I am going whole-hog with my wishlist, an auto-suggest for > the search field would be very cool, as well as a fuzzy search on the > backend. In any case, most site search tools should be able to do the > latter. The quickest way to implement a site search might be, however, > to implement a Google custom search. It is a few lines of code, and > just pops in the page. Then you just wait for Google to index the > page, and you are all set. > In the meantime, you should try piddlebot's whereis command. Go to #pdl at irc.perl.org (in your browser, just follow this link<http://www.mibbit.com/chat/?url=irc://irc.perl.org/pdl>, choose a nickname, click 'Go', and then click on the #pdl tab). Once there type this: piddlebot whereis zeroes and wait for the response. You can do that for any function name or module. For every function or module it finds, it will give you a link that will take you directly to the location on the page with info. It's based on the docs database on my office server, so it doesn't have some of the commands that you might expect. For example, it may not have PGPLOT stuff. But it has all of the basics. This will give you a quick way to find your documentation on the website, until we get a custom search. :-) -- Sent via my carrier pigeon.
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