X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C44711F60E6 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:12:18 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 64800-03 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:12:18 -0400 (AST) Received: from svr4.postgresql.org (svr4.postgresql.org [66.98.251.159]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9669411F61DE for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:12:15 -0400 (AST) Received: from mxsf29.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf29.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.229]) by svr4.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC2395AF854 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:12:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mxip08a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip08a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.138]) by mxsf29.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k2T3CEgf022646 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:12:14 -0500 Received: from 24-197-119-161.dhcp.spbg.sc.charter.com (HELO toast.zoidtechnologies.com) ([24.197.119.161]) by mxip08a.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 28 Mar 2006 22:12:14 -0500 Received: from dionysus.zoidtechnologies.com (dionysus.zoidtechnologies.com [192.168.2.9]) by toast.zoidtechnologies.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45241207274; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:11:04 -0500 (EST) Subject: suggestions for "whatsnew" page From: Jeff MacDonald To: pgsql-www@postgresql.org Cc: Jeff MacDonald Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:08:25 -0500 Message-Id: <1143601706.22263.37.camel@dionysus.zoidtechnologies.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.103 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.103] X-Spam-Score: 0.103 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200603/180 X-Sequence-Number: 9770 greetings, I'm new to the list :) I had a look at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/whatsnew and I have some suggestions for making that particular page better. - I'd like to know more specific information about the "administration functions" and how they have improved over previous versions of pg. this might be as simple as a link into the documentation, or as involved as making a "detailedlistingofwhatisnew" page. - it would be cool if references to pgsql functions (min(), max(), lastval(), etc) were hyperlinked into the documentation. - more hyperlinks! it's great that there are "more than 120 new features", but I have no idea where to start reading in the docs so I can make use of them :) - a link to http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/release-8-1.html from the "whatsnew" page seems appropriate. I realize these suggestions, if implemented, will require a "plain text" and "website" version which may be more work but if we get more users as a result I feel it will be worth it. regards, J -- Jeff MacDonald Zoid Technologies, http://zoidtechnologies.com/