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Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] New Branch: website5
Hi David, Sorry I missed the WebHelp project -- you're right, the features I had in mind do suggest user assistance. I'm not sure what should be in the Index tab, but I'll see if I can help. Thanks, Denis David Cramer wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Denis Bradford [mailto:denis.bradford@verizon.net] > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4:32 PM > To: DocBook Apps Mailing-List > Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] New Branch: website5 > > <snip> > >> The benefits just might be worth the effort. Making Website a DocBook >> output option, instead of a separate dialect, would increase its value > >> for technical documentation -- a low-tech, frameless alternative to >> Eclipse infocenters and HTML-based help browsers. > > Hi Denis, > Sorry, just catching up on this thread. > > You might be interested in Kasun Gajasinghe's WebHelp GSOC project: > http://docbook.xmlpress.net/tiki-index.php?page=webhelp_proj > > This project is turns standard DocBook into user assistance for webapps > and in other situations where you need a crossplatform/crossbrowser help > solution, but is similar to what you want. The index tab is currently a > low-priority item relative to the other features, but is definitely in > the scope. If you've already got some code that creates the content for > an index tab (similar to an the Eclipse or HTML Help index), I'm sure > Kasun would love to see it. > > The project will improve on the prototype here: > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/docbook-webhelp/index.html > > The goal is to do it without a frameset, improve the toc, and improve > the search. Kasun and I have currently deprioritized an index tab in > favor of search highlighting, but if you've already done the work, > perhaps the index tab would make it back in. > > David > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-apps-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org > For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-apps-help@lists.oasis-open.org > >
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