Seems easier to do this kind of stuff with Javascript... Manuzhai
"Gabor Hojtsy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi! > > I have this idea for quite a long time now, but have not had the time to > actually propose it :) So read on... > > Today if you would like to use the quickref functionality, you either > use the URL shortcuts or use the form on the site. If you use the form > on the site, you get to the search page, which looks for files named > with a similar pattern to what you searched for (prefixing your input > with common prefixes). You need to wait for the request to end, and if > you mistyped something, you need to start over again (or click on one of > the closest matches found, if any). > > What if we would provide the quickref as a flash file available on all > pages (at the top above the menu or just on manual pages at the top of > the sidebar)? This flash file would have an internal list of functions > (or better a list of those pages you can look up with the quickref > search). Typing in would display a list of the closest matches as you > type, so in case you make a typo, you can correct it right away. Once > you found the function you are looking for you can get to its manual > page with a press of the enter or a click. > > This saves our servers at least one search request (though the quickrefs > now run through some redirection, so cause more requests), and would be > more convinient for those having the plugin installed. I would assume > that the SWF will be cached on the user's machine. > > The only trick is that the function list should be embeded in the SWF > somehow, as if it would download a list_of_functions.txt or whatever > from our server, then we would not gain anything. But that needs to be > modifiable from time to time, so we need to generate the data part of > the source of the SWF somehow, and compile it with PHP :) > > If this seems to be a good proposal, and is implementable, then I have > an idea to further enhance it in the future. We can put in the proto of > the functions (for which many developers look for many times), so we can > display the proto without any further request. This would ease the life > of our users. > > I have no time to allocate for this stuff, and I lack the know-how of > SWF generation in PHP, so I would like to only propose the idea, in case > someone have time to pick it up, and it seems to be acceptable for the > PHP site. > > Goba
