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jon * wrote:
>
...
> I spent a week+ of _my time_ (which I'm not paid for) giving _you_ that FAQ
> in the first place. Would you rather not have anything to use?
No, but, I'd rather have something simpler that is more widely
useful than something fancy that only works one way.
> Here is a good way for you to think of how you made me feel:
>
> Imagine that you go to a third world country and there are some Peace Corps
> people working as hard as they can to make things better with very little in
> return. Then you suddenly show up and say "this freaking village needs to
> have paved streets." How do you think the people who are working their asses
> off would feel?
Your analogy doesn't fit. I didn't say you should add some capability.
I said you shouldn't have taken away a capability.
> ....I am happy if you decide to use the
> software, but I could give a shit if you don't.
Yes, that is now obvious.
> > That search returns results from other documents too, and doesn't show
> > the
> > context of the matched text (so the reader can see quickly whether it's
> > relevant).
>
> Actually, yes it does. You just don't understand how to process the results.
> For example, do a search for the word "memory". You get back results that
> match what you searched for. One of the results is ~"How do I increase the
> memory of the JVM?".
It's convenient that you picked that particular example. Try this:
Try searching for "binary". It lists questions such as "How do I stop
those
fatal "(EMERGENCY) ajp12:" errors". Now how does that show the context
(the
adjacent words) of where "binary"
was found? You have to click on the
link to get to the page, and then you have to search (manually or with
the browser) to find the word "binary" on the page.
How is that any easier than searching with the browser to start with?
It's true that you donated effort to "the cause." However, if your
effort _takes away_ normal utility, don't expect praise and accolades.
(It's not clear whether you meant you wrote the FAQ contents too or
just the presentation code.)
Daniel
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