Re: Manual Download Suggestion

> I have enjoyed using the Complied HTML Help version of the PHP manual. It's > fast to refer to (I can access it in two clicks from the Start Menu), > searchable, contained in one file, and the interface is pretty good. > > Something I miss though are the user-contributed notes to the manual. Often > they are as valuable as the manual itself, providing great tips and further > understanding. > > So, I'd like to suggest that a version of the Compiled HTML Help manual be > provided with the user notes included, if possible. It'd be a great help. > > Actually, now that I think about it more, what is needed is a script to > generate static HTML files of the manual with user notes, and then those > files could be compiled into HTML Help format using the same methods used > for the regular manual. Maybe it could be run once a week, or once a day on > a cron job if it doesn't take too long. We are thinking about same things :) This is already on my TODO list, as I am one who is responsible for the CHM generation scripts. Stay tuned about the CHM version, as many enhancements are coming, including the notes inside the files, outside links opening in new windows, more indexes, collected "Links on this page", some user preferences, and more! The design will also be better IMHO! But it will take much time to implement these things. NOTE: Please use reply all when replying to this mail. Thanks. Goba [one webmaster@php.net]