Package: debian-reference Version: 2.46 Severity: normal Thanks for reminder.
On Mon, Nov 07, 2011 at 11:12:20PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > Hello Osamu, > > Thank you very much for writing and maintaining the Debian Reference. > I use it often. I am refering to the document here: > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/index.en.html This is generated by docbook-xml tool chain with help of xsltproc and docbook-xsl. So any html style improvement needs to be fixed there in general. > But I do have a comment. The HTML presentation of that document has a > very small annoyance. At least it annoys me. But it is such a small > thing that I hate to bring it up because it is so small compared to > the general wonderful state of that manual. > > I don't know if this is something you desired but the HTML > presentation of every section has an html title statement. For > example the first one in the manual is: > > <div class="preface" title="Preface"> > ... > </div> > > The inclusion of a title attribute to the 'div' causes a "tool tip" to > appear near the mouse when it hovers over that 'div'. And since every > 'div' includes a title attribute it means that whenever the mouse is > hovering over the document a tool tip will appear. I see. I noticed this too. This may be swichable by configuration locally. This may be intentional choice by docbook-xml but I agree with you. > It is psychological on my part, completely irrational, and I cannot > explain why, but that is an extremely irritating feature. It is like > the old "Oneko" program[1] that has a cat chasing around your mouse > cursor. I keep moving the mouse to avoid the tool tip and it keeps > chasing it around. The only way to avoid it is to move the mouse > cursor out of the window. But since I prefer full screen windows that > isn't easy. > > Again this is a small thing. But if I can influence you about whether > the title attribute is included or not then please let me influence > you to not include it in the future. I might as well send you an > email about it. Because certainly you will not know my thoughts if I > do not send them to you. :-) Good reminder. I am short on time now. I will CC to BTS so I do not forget this. > Thank you again for the excellent manual. > > Bob > > [1] http://www.daidouji.com/oneko/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
