[erlang-questions] erlang api documentation

[Kenneth Lundin]

Hi again

I have plans to improve the doc's in the direction you ask for.
I am also considering using Javascript in a similar way as used in the
previously
mentioned http://gotapi.com.
But I think it is still a requirement that the doc's can be downloaded
and browsed
locally without the need for having a web-server running. I think it
would be ok to
require a browser with javascript capabilities (we already require
javascript when it
comes to links between applications)

The suggested approach in summary:
- Stop using frames, Use CSS instead for the layout
- Nicer fonts
- Use Javascript to achieve expandable tree view navigation to the left
- Search as you type support (also with Javascript) similar as gotapi.com
...

Any comments on this approach?

/Kenneth Erlang/OTP team at Ericsson

On 10/24/07, Frank Blecha <frank.blecha@REDACTED> wrote:
> Ah, apologies for not being more specific.  I've been a Java programmer for
> last 10 years, and so I was asking specificaly about documentation that was
> more like Sun produces (or even the Ruby docs).  For example, it's nice to
> have a link to all the methods at the top of the class/module instead of
> scrolling down etc.
>
> I have been able to find answers to my questions via the api, I just want to
> find them faster.
>
> Thanks.
>
> - Frank
>
>
>
> On 10/24/07, Kenneth Lundin <kenneth.lundin@REDACTED> wrote:
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > Please explain what you mean with "hyper linked" version and why you don't
> as it
> > seems, think that the available documentation on erlang.org
> > http://erlang.org/doc/
> >
> > is hyperlinked?
> >
> > We are well aware of that the html format is not modern and that it
> > would be good with better search facilities but I don't know if that
> > is what you are after.
> >
> > /Kenneth Erlang/OTP team at Ericsson
> >
> > On 10/24/07, Frank Blecha <frank.blecha@REDACTED> wrote:
> > > Is there a hyper linked version out there somewhere?  I have been using
> the
> > > module docs from erlang.org, but a linked version would be a bit
> handier.
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > - Frank
> > >
> > > --
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>
> --
> Frank Blecha
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