Re: How is the Lua manual made?

[Gavin Wraith <gavin@...>]

In message <CAJ1g4g-8WK++iynJCTD2irBgTPjY0QsQ-zie2n8aQXj9scrgeg@mail.gmail.com>
          Paul Merrell <marbux@gmail.com> wrote:

>I'll resurrect here my idea of a version of the Manual that can be
>annotated by users with comments, links to example code, links to
>definitions, etc. My impetus for the suggestion was the need for a
>Manual that is more easily understandable by new and novice Lua
>scripters but I see no reason it could not also add gloss for advanced
>coders such as you suggest.

Do not forget tooltips (using CSS). They can be a big help in exegesis.

I made a script to split the manual into smaller pieces (and adjust
the links accordingly). One big html file can be a mouthful.

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Gavin Wraith (gavin@wra1th.plus.com)
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