PLS VOTE: FAQ FORMAT: ASCII or VH
Date: 1 Nov 93 06:08:53 GMT
Message-ID: <dtb.752134133_at_otto>
OK - enough have voted on ASCII versus WinHelp format for the non-DBA FAQ.
Basically 65:35 in favor of ASCII.
The advantages of hypertext were wanted by a significant number tho.
Do I got thinking .... what about an ASCII HYPERTEXT format.
Such a beastie exists in the jargon file and the vh (VolksHypertext)
program obtaininable from most GNU archie sites
e.g. archie.au:~ftp/gnu
"Topics" are enclosed in :: on the left of line and "hotspots" by
curly braces - otherwise it is plain readable ASCII.
So.... how do you all feel about
(1) Current ASCII Q&A format
vs
(2) VH format
nb: The vh program is written in C. If you do not have the jargon file, GET IT - good for more than a few laughs and you'll learn a few things. If you do not have a C compiler, then you can still read the jargon file after uncompressing it. Most sites these days use gzip compression for GNU stuff. OH YEAH - trim your replies - My disk allocation here is a MEANSLEY 5M.
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