Re: navigating web documentation

[Karl Berry]

(address@hidden  Hmm, never heard of it ... trying bug-texinfo)

    >> Has anyone considered putting the navigation links at the bottom

You're the first person to suggest it that I know of.  It sounds
reasonable to me, although it would look kind of funny on very short
nodes, as so many are.  Also, I think it might be confusing in the
all-on-one-page-html output, since it would be right next to the
pointers of the "next" node.  Have to try it, I guess.  A patch would be
most welcome :), else I'll get to it as soon as I have a chance.

    I think it's "Alt-P" for previous, 'Alt-n' for next, 'Alt-u' for
    up. Maybe it should be mentioned somewhere in the texinfo output.

Sure, I suppose at least the main keyboard shortcuts could/should be in
the manual.

    I know some open source web software can do this.

I'm not sure who wrote this, but whoever did, just in case you're not
already well aware, GNU is about freedom, rather than "open source".
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html

Anyway, thanks for the suggestions.
Karl


Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:11:43 +0200
From: Han-Wen Nienhuys <address@hidden>
To: Trevor Baœô ­a <address@hidden>
CC: Paul Scott <address@hidden>, address@hidden,
   address@hidden, Karl Berry <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: navigating web documentation

Trevor Baœô ­a schreef:
> (I second this, especially since I've been reading pages continuously
> through much more with the newer manual ...)
> 
> On 6/29/06, Paul Scott <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Has anyone considered putting the navigation links at the bottom of our
>> wonderful! (Thanks, Graham and others!!!!) documentaion pages in
>> addition to at the top?  I usually find myself scrolling to the bottom
>> of the page (some of which are quite long) and then having to scroll
>> back up to the top to go somewhere else.  I know some open source web
>> software can do this.

I recommend the keyboard. I think it's "Alt-P" for previous,  'Alt-n' 
for next, 'Alt-u' for up. Maybe it should be mentioned somewhere in the 
texinfo output.

Karl?