Hello Gabor, et al, The description section is the function description, not the introduction page for each extension. You're right; this would be quite similar to Rasmus's pocket PHP reference. The reference section is intended to be a small portion of a larger work, though.
I'm still collecting final information, but I've sent out over 100 surveys to people who have bought my previous books to learn what's desired in a general PHP book. One thing is clear so far, people want some sort of function reference covering at least basic functionality (which I take to mean things like array handling, date manipulation, etc) in a book, but that the reference is only a portion of a larger book that contains complete examples, setup information and so forth. That's what I'm trying to accomplish, but I certainly don't want to do so at the expense of other people's hard work and effort. Sincerely, Blake Schwendiman :: http://www.lulu.com/intechrabooks :: In-depth software development books priced right -----Original Message----- From: Gabor Hojtsy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 8:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DOC] Requesting Permission to Redistribute Portions of PHPDOC Hi Blake! > I would like to reprint all of the functions including their parameters > and return values and possibly the description section of each. I am > still trying to decide on the format. With the sheer number of PHP > functions, the generate page count is several hundred pages. I may > decide to reduce the number of pages by handpicking a subset of the > functions or by excluding functions for some extensions. What does the "description section" means for you? The online description of functions, or the introduction page of all the extensions? Either way, if we grant you rights, this section in your book will get quite similar to Rasmus's pocket PHP reference which was created in a similar way... > I am open to suggestions and will be happy to work closely with the > group to ensure that the work is mutually beneficial. First we need to know what would you like to reprint exactly, and then we can see what we might in return... :) Regards, Gabor Hojtsy
