I agree but that is not the issue now. The issue is content. I am rewriting the book app using markmin and it allows tagging inside pages. The current content is already tagged (as you can see from the floating blobs on the right side of the window). These tags will be used to create a detailed index.
Massimo On Jul 27, 8:55 am, Anthony <av201...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Regardless of which approach is taken, I think it's important to have > a more detailed TOC _somewhere_ (i.e., ability to see a list of > sections within chapters without having to go to the chapter page and > scroll the whole page). > > On Jul 27, 9:51 am, Anthony <av201...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Overall, I think I prefer the old approach of dividing into sections. > > The new approach involves a lot of scrolling/hunting if you're looking > > for something specific or trying to find a search term in a page > > returned by a search. On the other hand, in some cases, if you happen > > to be reading a whole chapter straight through, having it all on one > > page can be convenient (can also be convenient when a search returns > > hits across multiple sections within the same chapter). > > > I suppose an alternative might be to have the TOC expand to show the > > section titles (as in the current book) and let the user click on a > > section title to jump to that section in the page (maybe add some > > "back to top" links within the page). > > > On Jul 27, 7:51 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > web2py.com/book was broken into section > > > web2py.com/book2 is broken into chapters > > > > what is better? > > > Once printed it will be the same. > > > > On Jul 27, 5:49 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > This is very very preliminary: > > > > > http://web2py.com/book2 > > > > > It is not editable (yet) and I am still adding material but it does > > > > address a lot of issues. > > > > Please use this thread to add comments in particular: > > > > > What sections are missing? > > > > What needs to be clarified? > > > > Are there spelling errors? > > > > Are there formatting error? > > > > > One more way I could use help: I need all the images done with the old > > > > layout to be redone with the new welcome layout. > > > > > Massimo- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
