Re: Update to docs root pages and navigation

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>, PostgreSQL WWW <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Update to docs root pages and navigation
Date: 2020-11-24 17:48:58
Message-ID: CAKFQuwaQg=dM6JF=FC9KLuRfsgbXbDP6CvY=wtv84yupR2pWkQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 10:42 AM Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>
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> On 11/24/20 12:30 PM, David G. Johnston wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 9:29 AM Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org
> > <mailto:jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>> wrote:
> >
> > On 11/24/20 11:27 AM, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 5:15 PM Jonathan S. Katz
> > <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org <mailto:jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On 11/24/20 4:55 AM, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> > >>>> On 24 Nov 2020, at 10:45, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net
> > <mailto:magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Or just "view the manual" and assume that anybody who actually
> > cares
> > >>>> about a specific version will go directly to the table, maybe
> > with an
> > >>>> ingress text of "To view the manual for an older version, pick
> your
> > >>>> version in the table below" above the table?
> > >>>
> > >>> +1
> > >>
> > >> Sure, that works.
> > >
> > > Thanks, I've pushed this version.
> > >
> > > For the suggested changes to the frontpage, I suggest the attached.
> > >
> > > Or should it link directly to the /docs/current/ url?
> >
> > +1 for just /docs/ -- good for all users.
> >
> >
> > If it doesn't go directly to /current I don't think including it is
> > worthwhile - the main navigation gets you to the full page.
> >
> > All users benefit from reading the current version documentation even if
> > they are running older versions.
>
> Except that /docs/current/ does not contain links to the translations,
> nor the PDFs. The docs root page also contains links to other materials
> as well that serve as documentation.
>
>
Have the button read:

"Current English Web Manual"

?

Someone who doesn't want that can click "Documentation" in the navigation.

David J.

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