From: Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: Michael Glaesemann <grzm@seespotcode.net>
To: Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Links wrong in docs
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:32:02 -0700
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In-Reply-To: <20070726041314.GF3241@alvh.no-ip.org>
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Michael Glaesemann wrote:
>> On Jul 25, 2007, at 22:43 , Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>
>>> I noticed the other day that if you are viewing the release notes for a
>>> particular version that the prev / next links are wrong. E.g., If I am
>>> reading 8.1.8 and want to read 8.1.9 I have to hit previous, instead of
>>> next.
>> I think it's because the releases are listed newest first, so when you hit
>> next you're not getting the next release, but the next release notes. While
>> perhaps a bit confusing on the individual pages, I still think it's best to
>> have the release notes in reverse chronological order.
>
> Yeah. It is confusing if you _think_ about it, but if you just use it,
> it's fine (after all, we've been using it this way for years. I mean
> even Joshua used to use it and not notice it was backwards).
Well yes and no. I noted that it was confused as soon as I started to
use previous and next. I normally don't do that.
J
>
> Probably the only thing you could actually do about it is change the
> text in the link so it said "previous release" (resp. "next release")
> instead of "next" (resp. "previous"), but I have zero idea what it would
> take. It's probably a lot more work than it's worth, if it's possible
> at all.
>
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