Re: [HACKERS] timestamptz alias

From: Markus Schaber <schabi(at)logix-tt(dot)com>
To: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] timestamptz alias
Date: 2006-10-04 09:39:27
Message-ID: 4523814F.3060507@logix-tt.com
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-docs pgsql-hackers

Hi, Jim,

Jim C. Nasby wrote:

> An issue I've seen with the docs is that for chapters that have a lot of
> sections (such as 8), the section list at the start of each chapter
> fills the screen, so it's easy to miss the fact that there's more info
> beneath the list (which is wy presumably most folks never knew that
> table existed).
>
> I think the ideal way to handle this would be to put the table of
> contents in a side-bar and flow the text around it. But that could be a
> real bear to do in docbook/sgml, so perhaps it would be better to just
> force the TOC for each chapter onto it's own page (and ensure the
> overview/introduction text shows up in the TOC).

I agree.

The fact that the TOC and the first part of the Chapter are on the same
page has annoyed me several times now. :-)

Regards,
Markus

--
Markus Schaber | Logical Tracking&Tracing International AG
Dipl. Inf. | Software Development GIS

Fight against software patents in Europe! www.ffii.org
www.nosoftwarepatents.org

In response to

Browse pgsql-docs by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Markus Schaber 2006-10-04 09:41:28 Re: timestamptz alias
Previous Message Peter Eisentraut 2006-10-04 00:01:23 Re: [HACKERS] timestamptz alias

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Markus Schaber 2006-10-04 09:41:28 Re: timestamptz alias
Previous Message Michael Meskes 2006-10-04 09:33:59 Re: pgindent has been run