On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 05:51:14PM +0100, Andrew Ford wrote: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > > > >>I find this peculiar, considering this: > >> > >>http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/tutorial-start.html > >> > >>Now, perhaps the author's conclusion is just bogus but can anyone > >>think of > >>better ways in which we could ease people into PostgreSQL? > >> > >> > >I think more than likely it just isn't obvious where the tutorial is. > >I just went to the website, I clicked documentation, no immediate > >mention of the tutorial. Then I click 8.0, where is the tutorial? > > > >Oh... it is in the beginning of the 1300 pages of documentation. > > I think that the documentation should be split (back out) into separate > books -- tutorial, reference, release notes, etc. It is too unwieldy as > it is. The release notes at least should be separate -- I was rather
I always have trouble finding info, just about anywhere on the site, and the docs are no exception. I generally just use the SQL reference, but there's still a lot of info that's not in that reference. In this case, I think the real issue is a matter of website design. It would be good if there was a prominent 'Getting started' link somewhere. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com 512-569-9461 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
