-----Original Message----- From: boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users- bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Bo Jensen Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 7:32 PM To: boost-users@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [boostbook+quickbook] : A way to write latex math
Just a final comment on this subject. You can argue that in some situations it's OK to have features only available in one format say html. Especially when the code change is so small.
Let me give you another example. I also have implemented so I can put Google Custom Search in my documentation, which allows the user to search parts or the whole documentation. It's very easy and in my opinion would be a great improvement for the boost online docs. At first glance, you only think on the search features, but it's more than that. You as a software provider, get stats on user searches, which can be used to improve the search and the documentation.
That is indeed very useful (as also would be an intelligent automatic index, something else we haven't quite cracked yet, despite John's promising effort). I find that the pdf provides a built-in near-equivalent search of the whole document, something that I find really, really useful when reading my own docs (Math and SVG_plot - both 500 pages long!) So I don't think it is essential to have exactly the same features for both. Of course, on the original topic, it would still be very nice to have better ways of dealing with equations, always hard work. As a MS Word user, it would seem natural to use its equation editor (rather than yet another utility - however good - to install) - but how you get the actual equation out, I have no knowledge yet. Paul --- Paul A. Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 07714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com