Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > >- for example there is no reason to have embedded objects manual to > > have separated. i also wonder whats the reason for extended manual > > to be separated.
> Because they are not of interest for average users. They are designed > to explain the things that are mentioned in the UserGuide in detail > including needed TeX code commands for specials formats. Even with the current splitting, opening a help document in LyX is a lengthy process. OTOH, navigating (especially following cross references) between different LyX documents is not as easy as navigating inside one document. > Every manual is designed to be its own (ready to print) book, including > a TOC, index, bibliography. Why not create a master document (LyXGuide.lyx, say) which includes all the guides as Chapters or Parts. Placing the individual TOC, ... commands in a "standalone" branch (which is disabled in the master but enabled in the separate Guides) will retain the "Every manual is ... its own ... book" feature. > Concatenate them wouldn't be an advantage, you then only get a 350 page > beast that is not maintainable and also not usefule to find the infos > you are searching for as you then have e.g. 2-3 different places > describing something about graphics. In many settings, it is easier to search one document instead of a set of documents. > > last but not least i hope for complete 'LyX Book' to be released > > synchronously with 1.6, which will contain all manuals put together, > > with working pdf bookmarks, so the the contents will be accessible in > > a more feasible way. > See above. I still see advantages of a "master Guide". It could, e.g., be translated to a set of HTML files with working cross-references (hopefully). > Nevertheless the UserGuide is a kind of master document, it > refers to the other documents. When you want to go deeper into a topic, > open the referred manual - that are only about 3 clicks. Which? I like the idea of a "shallow" UserGuide referring to in-depth "Topic Guides". (If only navigating were easier.) Günter
