Re: [xml] [Proposal] How about write a book for LibXML2?

["Elvis Stansvik" <elvstone gmail com>]

2008/11/11 Callum Gibson <callum_r_gibson yahoo com au>:
> On 11Nov08 15:43, Elvis Stansvik wrote:
> }I have started to reconsider the structure of the main content (yet to
> }be written). Maybe it should be more task oriented and not sectioned
> }by the different APIs?
>
> I like the original outline - it's logical to group the APIs together and
> your section immediately preceding "Choosing the Right API" will help.
> Perhaps what you're thinking of can be catered for by a "how to" page
> of tasks and these could link back to the examples for each API.
>
> After all, this isn't a real book so you're not limited by a linear format
> and you can reuse material by referring to it from multiple places. Your
> initial outline and table of contents is just one suggested reading order.
>
> The only other thought I had on wiki vs docbook is that docbook is probably
> easier to setup a structure initially and to refactor in the case of major
> restructuring of sections, but these are tasks best done by one person anyway
> (which you're doing). A wiki is going to be much better for keeping it
> up to date and content rich though.

Alright, makes sense. Thanks for your input Callum.

Elvis

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