Re: Documentation epub format

On 05/01/2013 09:27 AM, Fabien COELHO wrote:
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>
> Hello devs,
>
> I've given a try to the PostgreSQL documentation in epub format.
>
> I must admit that there is a bit of a disappointement as far as the user
> experience is concerned: the generated file is barely usable on an iPad2
> with the default iBooks reader, which was clearly not designed for
> handling a "4592" pages book (from its point of view).
>
> The table of contents too much detailed, so it is long and slow to scan,
> and there is no clear shortcut. Flipping pages in the documentation
> takes ages (well, close to one second or more if I flip a few pages). Do
> not try "search".
>
> This seems to suggest that instead of generating one large ebook, the
> build should generate a set of ebooks, say one for each part. At the
> minimum, a less detailed toc could be more usable and help navigate the
> huge contents.

Once upon a time we had multiple books as documentation, then at some 
point we merged them. It was quite a few years ago.

I would agree at this point that we need to consider breaking them up 
again. The documentation is unwieldy.

JD



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