My point was that I don't want to compile the index in my browser every time I visit the docs. If you look at natural docs, which does what we're talking about, I think that's the model here. You have a simple script - in perl or something - that generates the index. Then js can do it's thing. Seriously, just go look at the natural docs demo and code... We could rip that off for all I care.
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 12:34 AM, Sanford Whiteman [Mobile] (via Nabble) < [email protected]<ml-user%[email protected]> > wrote: > > > @Sanford, of course it'd be redone with MT. > > Okay... but then why ref an existing project as "something mootools > docs could use" instead of just spec'ing out a new one? It's not clear > there's anything in that particular code that's a keeper, other than > the concept of being all client-side, which I think everyone pretty > much understands in theory. There are clear differences about whether > it is a proper/efficient/exemplary place for a JS-heavy solution at > all. > > As Guillermo has noted well, the current search is broken. Seems to me > anything that *avoids* having to be a MT showcase is likely to be > implemented fast/er. I happen to think the client-side idea is fine > for a small, non-developer site. It's just... where is the existing, > tested, MT solution for this? > > > You're missing the advantage of having portable docs. Ones that you > > do not require any software (aside from your browser) to run the > > docs. > > Really, I do understand: I distribute our own docs using a client-only > search engine (with the index pre-compiled and search JS provided by > our commercial help compiler) so they can run from CD/flash. The JS is > proprietary but it works very well; the HTML is as sloppy as you'd > expect from such WYSIWYG help apps. *But* the offline search > functionality is all I care about there. I'm not promoting a JS > framework, so I'm not worried if anyone looks under the hood of the > docs. > > --Sandy > > > > ------------------------------ > View message @ > http://n2.nabble.com/Mootools-Git-Md-powered-Docs-tp2461967p2603657.html > To start a new topic under MooTools Users, email > [email protected]<ml-node%[email protected]> > To unsubscribe from MooTools Users, click here< (link removed) >. > > > ----- The MooTools Tutorial: http://www.mootorial.com www.mootorial.com Clientcide: http://www.clientcide.com www.clientcide.com -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Mootools-Git-Md-powered-Docs-tp2461967p2606102.html Sent from the MooTools Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
