Re: adding docs/* to reference manual

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

Eric Lemings <eric b lemings lmco com> writes: 
> I would suggest NOT putting this information in the Reference Manual
> since this document is, IMHO, specifically used as a programmer's
> reference for API specifications.  GLib and Gtk+ programmers go there to
> see how a particular function, macro, or data structure is defined and
> how it should be used.  Nothing else is needed in the Reference Manual.
> 
> As for the above material, I would suggest however composing this
> information into a SEPARATE document like a User's Guide similar to the
> templates and formats of the gnome-doc tools for example or just plain
> ol' Docbook stylesheets.  This document could go into a separate
> directory alongside the reference directory.
> 

I don't see the value in splitting it - just makes cross-references
etc. hard to implement.

The manual is already > 1000 pages printed, so it's not like we need
to keep it small. ;-)

Havoc