Re: Documentation epub format

From: Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Documentation epub format
Date: 2013-05-03 05:57:07
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>> This seems to suggest that instead of generating one large ebook, the
>> build should generate a set of ebooks, say one for each part. At the
>> minimum, a less detailed toc could be more usable and help navigate the
>> huge contents.
>
> Once upon a time we had multiple books as documentation, then at some point
> we merged them. It was quite a few years ago.
>
> I would agree at this point that we need to consider breaking them up again.
> The documentation is unwieldy.

PostgreSQL documentation in PDF seemed quite usable on the same ipad, so
maybe there is no unique answer. I like the principle and simplicity of
"one" document to move around, so sticking to that if possible seems
better.

--
Fabien.

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