On Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at 09:51 , Eley Greg wrote:
> I am transitioning from Java to Perl and having a hard time rapidly
> searching the documentation. Is there a documentation system akin to
> Java or Python that makes it easy to find functions, subroutines, etc.,
> their respective Modules/Packages and how to call them? Some assistance
> would be GREATLY appreciated.
I think you are looking at a feature of the IDE you were
using for writing java - many of which have 'high light' the
function and it will open up a window or grow out a window
that displays the information about that 'Module/Package/class'.
{ I say this, having cut java with vi, and no simple solution
existed but that I keep a browser up to the javadocs... }
If you are running on a Mac, I would highly recommend BBedit,
since all I have to do is highlight either the module
Foo::Bar
on a function and click 'view in references' and it pops me a
window with the perldoc.
the alternative as Timothy proposed, is just keep a spare
browser up at
http://perldoc.com/
if you are always going to be connected, or a 'terminal'
window where you can 'perldoc perldoc' your way around them all.
ciao
drieux
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