Sorry, I guess I don't understand the question then. What are the consequences of breaking into sections vs. chapters?
On Jul 27, 9:58 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
