Re: Xchat Documentation

[Peter Zelezny <zed linux com>]

On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Eric Baudais wrote:

> Peter-
> 
> The Makefile.am needs to include the directory docs.  The configure.in
> file needs to add to AC_OUTPUT /doc/Makefile.  There needs to be a new
> Makefile.am written for the docs directory.  The help bindings needs to
> use the gnome help browser and the Makefile/RPM spec files need to change.
> 
> The path to the docs uses environment variables so it doesn't make a
> difference is the user has debian or suse or caldera installed.  The path
> to the gnome help is defined in the gnome CVS under gnome-hello which
> provides examples on how to make xchat compliant with gnome help.

I didn't intend to do that, just launch netscape on a file:/ URL instead.
I sure don't have any env variable set to /usr/doc, but that's where all
my docs reside.


> I'm going to convert the sgml help file to Docbooks DTD, the standard for
> gnome documentation and rewrite the manual to bring it up to date with
> xchat 1.3.12.  I'm also going to add more detailed help on basic and
> advanced IRC commands.  Later I wish to intregrate Dagmar d'Surreal
> scripting documentation.

I'd keep it as it is in sgml and html. You better get intouch with AGL, I
think he said he wanted to update the docs too.


> If either you or Adam have any questions, comments, suggestions, or
> objections please send me an email or I hang out on irc.mint.net at #docs.
> If I don't hear from either of you I'll assume that you want me to proceed
> with the documentation as outlined above.  
> 
> Eric Baudais


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Peter. <zed@linux.com>