Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.208.211]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A396E633C99 for ; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:20:15 -0300 (ADT) Received: from mail.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.211]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 33593-07-2 for ; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:19:57 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: domain auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-bw0-f222.google.com (mail-bw0-f222.google.com [209.85.218.222]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8E5D633057 for ; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:19:55 -0300 (ADT) Received: by bwz22 with SMTP id 22so833981bwz.19 for ; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:19:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=gGtb4O2Mn9+JNEstf0F47SNEAq0bdx6QhcIMwS01tSw=; b=uoBiDK7rerwqyeOVr2bSZSvzw6kN2DwcoNU1GXpa6wuyjImvUP6vNlFsZB6gMMrzCF BihxR54XOtHCMN4h/V98jT9xnc5FKVG06avKwblzT77vx7vF24/blvzG0T43scgVxUi5 VydRRc0lg/HLDx62h5tDDHRJW7FxNzv2eSTA4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=t3iIvfwIimRnU8nVWQvom+J2HQfgUw50hoaPYsGkOJtNHBAvbCrs5AnWsdQZhSJf7Q XrAquq/G+j/Q/y818QHe12HNh2ugdQdmOXqtPS1wdsNKsiw7Zh9AtobpfijOeZBbWtTw Q93nhAGL+bG1WskI5LsAh3oXqWbDzDJ/DgTD4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.100.11 with SMTP id w11mr7537670bkn.32.1247656793985; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:19:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4A5D04F1.4070801@dunslane.net> References: <4A5CE7EB.20809@pgexperts.com> <27A6A4DD-A84D-4C96-A7E1-38017070B7D1@hi-media.com> <4A5D04F1.4070801@dunslane.net> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:19:53 +0200 Message-ID: <680cbe0e0907150419k694c0aebib1303e9c5768a4ea@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: navigation menu for documents From: Serge Fonville To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.946 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL=0.946 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200907/881 X-Sequence-Number: 141503 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