On 11.09.2007 (17:33), Graham Percival wrote:
> Trevor Bača wrote:
> >That then leaves the question of what to do with the other stuff. What
> >about this?
> > * Spacing: recast as a separate manual called Page Layout
> > * Input and output: move to Program Usage
> > * Changing defaults: move to Program Reference
> > * Interfaces for programmers: move to Program Reference
> Nu-huh, Program Reference is "where angels fear to tread", remember. :P
> >That would then leave the following separate books:
> ... ok, what about everybody else? Think about it for a few minutes
> before responding: my initial reaction was "WTF is Trevor smoking", but
> I'm starting to think he wasn't crazy.
I've been thinking. Thoughts:
- I don't mind having chunks of varying sizes, weight, structure, or
function. I think it's perfectly fine to have one Part with 25
chapters and one with only one.
- But if "book" means a separate pdf file, for instance, I'm
vehemently opposed to it.
- I also don't like the idea of shoving off Changing (and, I think,
Interfaces) to a heading which is going to be appealing only/mainly
to programmers. As I've argued before, these parts are only one step
away from the basic notation (whereas working with scheme code
directly is -- or feels like -- one or two steps further), and
every effort should be made to encourage users to read this and thus
to make it easily accessible -- which means: not relegate it to that
place where Seraphs shiver.
- I have nothing against splitting off the LM as a
separate document, but the rest should be available in one single
file ("book"), which may have the main Parts that Trevor suggests.
> For the record, I'm still opposed to this idea, but it's now a "weak
> reject". I could be convinced otherwise.
In other words, this is a "weak reject" from me too, but perhaps for
different reasons than yours.
Eyolf
--
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A man who can afford to raise cain.
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