[Python-Dev] Searching Python docs (Was: Python sidebar for Mozilla/Netscape) (original) (raw)

David Abrahams David Abrahams" <david.abrahams@rcn.com
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 20:15:33 -0500

----- Original Message ----- From: "Guido van Rossum" <guido@python.org>

> My guess is that most of those will be using the win32 > distribution. Many of them will no doubt refuse to RTFM, but for > those who will, providing them with the docs in .chm format (and > actively promoting it) might cut down on the "support cost" of the > traffic on c.l.py.

I strongly doubt that the format we use to provide the docs makes much of a difference.

Strongly disagree. As someone who doesn't know where everything is using docs where many things are in the wrong place, having built-in fast searching is absolutely essential for my work. I can just imagine how it is for a novice... as someone who's got the whole world in his brain, Guido, I think you should consider disqualifying yourself from trying to intuit what people need in the documentation department.

-Dave