Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Bee
Agree. However, I was finally able to finish this job last night. It took me about 6 hours to re-arrange the index files, manually. For everyone who is interested, fpc docs in chm format can be downloaded at: http://www.esnips.com/doc/04496e39-6105-423d-b571-b0766990b060/fpc-2.2.0-docs (5.8 MB c

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread John Coppens
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:00:14 +0200 "Adrian Maier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm still unable to to copy text in xpdf. But I've just installed > evince and copying text > works . Thanks for telling me about it , Graeme ! xPDF version 3.01 permits copying. It's a little awkward, as the selecti

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Bisma Jayadi
I once made a chm from the html files, but the index generated by the help compiler was horrible. Agree. However, I was finally able to finish this job last night. It took me about 6 hours to re-arrange the index files, manually. For everyone who is interested, fpc docs in chm format can be do

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 03/12/2007, Graeme Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > fpGUI is a lot smaller so should still be possible. None the less, I > do agree - Tipue will only be viable for smaller projects. > Just for interest sake... I generated full text search with fpDoc & Tipue for the fpGUI project. That'

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: FCL-DB/SQLDB docs started

2007-12-03 Thread Vincent Snijders
Adrian Maier schreef: I can give it a try. Where should i put the skeleton once I think about it ? here on the mailing list , or you are suggesting me to modify the online page ? Or create a new page and possibly move contents from the existing pages. Vincent _

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: FCL-DB/SQLDB docs started

2007-12-03 Thread Adrian Maier
On Dec 3, 2007 2:07 PM, Leonardo M. Ramé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like the idea, can you start by creating the section's skeleton? > --- Adrian Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - I think that the guide should contain easily identifiable sub-sections : > > "Connecting to a database" (wi

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Tomas Hajny
Adrian Maier wrote: > On Dec 3, 2007 1:04 PM, Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Adrian Maier wrote: . . >> > The truly painful experience with the fpc docs is finding a >> > class/procedure that is >> > performing a certain function and that you haven't used

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 03/12/2007, Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ... Only to find it stopped with an 'out of memory' error. > So it had better be a damn good cup of coffee :-) My thoughts exactly. At least you will have an excuse to get a cup of coffee. ;-) fpGUI is a lot smaller so should stil

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 03/12/2007, Graeme Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Google's GMail is awesome!!! The search engine is called, Tipue. > > It's implemented in JavaScript and is pretty easy to add to fpdoc > > output. > > > > http://sourceforge.net/p

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 03/12/2007, Graeme Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Google's GMail is awesome!!! The search engine is called, Tipue. > It's implemented in JavaScript and is pretty easy to add to fpdoc > output. > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/tipue/ > Here is a sample search page of Tipue worki

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 03/12/2007, Graeme Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'll search my email archive for the name of that search engine > > backend. All I needed to do was reformat some files fpdoc already > > > Google's GMail is awesome!!! The sea

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Adrian Maier wrote: > On Dec 3, 2007 1:04 PM, Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Adrian Maier wrote: > > > > > Also , it would be nice to be able to copy-paste procedure names and > > > source code examples > > > from the docs . > > > >

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:35:31 +0200 "Adrian Maier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This can be done with PDF as well. > > What pdf viewer are you using? I can't do it on Linux with xpdf or > kghostview. xpdf: like on any other x11 app: left mouse button to copy, middle mouse button to paste. It's

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: FCL-DB/SQLDB docs started

2007-12-03 Thread Adrian Maier
On Dec 3, 2007 1:44 PM, Vincent Snijders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adrian Maier schreef: > > - The guide should avoid ending up like this one : > > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Database_Tutorial > > which contains 6 tutorials , each having its own, unique structure. > > Some tutori

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: FCL-DB/SQLDB docs started

2007-12-03 Thread Leonardo M. Ram
I like the idea, can you start by creating the section's skeleton? --- Adrian Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - I think that the guide should contain easily identifiable sub-sections : > "Connecting to a database" (with links to another page that presents > the specifics for connecting to > th

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Adrian Maier
On Dec 3, 2007 1:41 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 03/12/2007, Adrian Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What pdf viewer are you using? I can't do it on Linux with xpdf or > > kghostview. > > I use 'evince' which is the standard PDF viewer with Ubuntu. I can > copy an

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: FCL-DB/SQLDB docs started

2007-12-03 Thread Vincent Snijders
Adrian Maier schreef: - The guide should avoid ending up like this one : http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Database_Tutorial which contains 6 tutorials , each having its own, unique structure. Some tutorials are verbose, others are shorter . Creating a connection is different for each d

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 03/12/2007, Adrian Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Also , it would be nice to be able to copy-paste procedure names and > > > source code examples > > > from the docs . > > > > This can be done with PDF as well. > > What pdf viewer are you using? I can't do it on Linux with xpdf or > kg

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 03/12/2007, Graeme Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll search my email archive for the name of that search engine > backend. All I needed to do was reformat some files fpdoc already Google's GMail is awesome!!! The search engine is called, Tipue. It's implemented in JavaScript an

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Adrian Maier
On Dec 3, 2007 1:04 PM, Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Adrian Maier wrote: > > > Also , it would be nice to be able to copy-paste procedure names and > > source code examples > > from the docs . > > This can be done with PDF as well. What pdf viewer are you

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 03/12/2007, Adrian Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Probably the people who are asking for CHM docs are hoping to experience > better > search capabilities , although the CHM format itself might not guarantee it . fpdoc does support searching, but you need to have your own search engine (b

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Adrian Maier wrote: > Also , it would be nice to be able to copy-paste procedure names and > source code examples > from the docs . This can be done with PDF as well. > > > The truly painful experience with the fpc docs is finding a > class/procedure that is > performing

Re: [fpc-pascal] can we have fpc's doc in chm format?

2007-12-03 Thread Adrian Maier
On Dec 2, 2007 6:25 PM, Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Bisma Jayadi wrote: > > > Can we have fpc's doc in chm format? It's easier to navigate and search > > compare to other formats. :) > > The reference material: If you complete the chm backend of fpdoc, yes

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: FCL-DB/SQLDB docs started

2007-12-03 Thread Adrian Maier
On Dec 3, 2007 11:57 AM, Adrian Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For instance : > - I'd move the "Step-by-step" section before the box about FCL-DB , > or even in a separate page > because it seems to contain information for people who want to add > connectivity for new database > vendors .

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: FCL-DB/SQLDB docs started

2007-12-03 Thread Adrian Maier
On Nov 28, 2007 1:46 AM, L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Help the help, help our help! Hello, Thank you guys for starting to write documentation about sqldb and database access in general ! It's painful to rely on those few examples and using the code-completion feature of Lazarus for guessing t