From: Serge Fonville <serge.fonville@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: navigation menu for documents
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:19:53 +0200
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All,
>>> For a very long time I have thought that it would be useful to have some
>>> sort of navigation menu for the docs
>>
>> Oh yes, pretty please :)
>>
>>> Navigating the docs requires far too much use of the back button and up
>>> links, IMNSHO. A menu frame would make them far more usable.
>>
>> No, please, no frame! Really...
>
> Yes, really. What you suggest here is just not adequate, IMNSHO. I don't
> want to have to scroll to the top or bottom of the page to get navigation,
> and I want to be able to see the navigation and go where I want directly.
>
> I know some people have a violent aversion to frames, but I don't. They have
> legitimate uses.
Frames are (imho) very difficult to maintain. An easy alternative is
use of floating divs, possibly combined with javascript to make it fit
nicely to the window size. That way, 'breadcrumb' is always visible.
And I believe it is a lot easier to set up and maintain (generate)
Just my 2ct
HTH
Regards,
Serge Fonville
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