From kde-i18n-doc  Fri Nov 26 20:15:44 1999
From: Eric Bischoff <ebisch () cybercable ! tm ! fr>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 20:15:44 +0000
To: kde-i18n-doc
Subject: Fwd: RFC: include SGML-/Snapshot-links in docs
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-i18n-doc&m=94364734413515

Hi all,

I submit this message here for discussion.

I'm not completely in favour of the following ideas, for maintenance reasons,
but they are at least worth discussing them.

(to Andreas : thanks for your contribution ! We'll see what comes out of it.)

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Subject: RFC: include SGML-/Snapshot-links in docs
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:52:18 +0100
From: Andreas Schlapbach <schlpbch@bluewin.ch>

Dear Eric

As you seem to be involved in the KDE documentation (you post
doc-related stuff to kde-devel), let me propose two modifications to the
structure of the documents.

- Include a link to the sgml file of a document

The reason is this: First, if a document is split up in numerous
html-files, it's a real pain printing it. If there would be a link, one
could just download the sgml-file, convert it to PS and print it. It
would also help reducing phone bills, because getting one sgml-files is
easier then getting all html-files..

- Include a link to the latest snapshot of the program documented.

I know that KDE is working with CVS, but I spent hours trying to figure
out where to get one and only program (which tar ball? which
directory?). It would also be confinend, if there was a possibility to
download just the files needed (say kppp) than the whole tar ball
(kdenetworks). An automatic check out from the CVS-server would be
handy. But there should at least be a _working_ link to the latest
snapshot.

If this could be made standard, this would help improving the
user-friendlyness of KDE, reduce the noise to KDE mailing lists and help
getting new users/hackers involved. It would be in the interest of all,
to somehow force people writing docs/programs to stick to this.

Example:

..
<<sect>Copyright<p>


Kset Copyright 1999 Andreas Schlapbach , <htmlurl
url="mailto:schlpbch@iamexwi.unibe.ch" name="schlpbch@iamexwi.unibe.ch">

This document can be found <htmlurl url="..." name="here">
The newest snapshot ist available <htmlurl url".." name="here">


May be, your not the right person to decide this, but I'm sure you know
who is.
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Eric Bischoff
KDE documentation coordinator
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