> Every time I do a big search I seem to get a LOT of as2 links and when I add > as3 into the search terms I keep getting links to either a page offering up > a bunch of generic documentation pages (ie not direct links to the class I'm > looking for) or I get class documentation pages that are only half full. > Seriously do a search on the livedocs site for the  flvplayback class, its > shocking especially in light of the fact that there is no longer any local > docs installed with the software any more
I use Livedocs quite a bit - mostly for ColdFusion - and if you do searches directly from Google you tend to get older Livedocs content just because it's been around longer. For example, if I just type a CFML tag into a Google search, the first Livedocs hit will likely be for CF 7 or even 6 - the current version is 9. And this isn't just an issue with Adobe's documentation. I see it all the time with other documentation - even Google's own documentation. I do a lot of work with the Google Search Appliance, and my first documentation hit for a search on that typically goes to a pretty old version of the appliance. Fortunately, a little Google-fu goes a long way here. You can use helpful search operators to help filter your search to newer document sets. For example, with CF, I can add this to my search: site:livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/9 And of course, you can automate this pretty easily in a variety of ways. > What is going on with this? With people (rightly or wrongly) bashing flash > in favour of the yet untried html5 spec, adobe can ill afford this kind of > crap support for the flash platform. I think you're making a big leap from one thing to the other here. Flash detractors don't care about the state of Adobe's documentation. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
