[ZWeb] Zope.org feedback: Zope Documentation

[Paul Everitt]

Both of these points are discussed at the page I forwarded around yesterday:

   http://www.zope.org/Resources/ZOST/ZopeOrgReorg/DocumentationSection

--Paul

Trevor Toenjes wrote:
> I agree about the Python connection.
> This should be inluded in the primary description of zope on the zope.org
> homepage with a link to http://python.org/
> 
> And I agree that the The Zope Book needs to include headings in each Chapter
> to make the index and search more granular.  I dont know if this is an issue
> for the current project.  Paul?
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: zope-web-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-web-admin@zope.org]On Behalf
>>Of alan runyan
>>Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 3:55 PM
>>To: Paul Everitt; james whitcomb (via www.zope.org)
>>Cc: Zope.org Mailinglist
>>Subject: Re: [ZWeb] Zope.org feedback: Zope Documentation
>>
>>
>>sorry to step in.  but i have a strong opinion on this topic.
>>
>>
>>>Before starting, could you give me a listing of the five things you like
>>>most about the documentation at the PHP site, along with some URLs?  It
>>>will be a little be apples-and-oranges, though: your needs from the PHP
>>>site are more advanced than your needs from the Zope site.
>>
>>I would like to pipe up.   People come to ZOPE thinking its a
>>language like
>>PHP.  It is not.  It uses Python.
>>Most people have not heard of python.  We need to make them
>>understand this
>>in 2 sentences or less.
>>If you look at the PHP manual, it looks similiar to the Python Manual.
>>Because... well, they are both *languages*.
>>
>>Turning to the ZOPE Book.  Which you basically have to read an entire
>>chapter.  because there are no further units besides chapters.
>>People want
>>to find out about metal:block.  for instance, how do they do
>>that?  read the
>>entire PageTemplates chapter?
>>
>>I have always wanted to see a Zope version of:
>>http://www.php.net/manual/en/
>>http://www.commandprompt.com/ppbook/
>>http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/
>>
>>compare those layouts to:  http://www.zope.org/Documentation/ZopeBook/
>>
>>I have always wanted to goto a screen and see *all the pagetemplate* tal
>>directives or metal directives.
>>this doesnt really exist.  and what does exist is lost in WikiMadness.
>>
>>
>>>We're making a big push to better organize the large amount of Zope
>>>documentation.  We could use some input from someone new to the site.
>>
>>I dont think it takes someone new to ZOPE.  One of the reasons I
>>do so much
>>w/ zopelabs is because I need a place to put things I commonly use.  It
>>itself has fallen into disorganization and only if you are persistent or
>>know how to search it (me, for instance) -- can you really go directly to
>>the gold.
>>
>>
>>
>>>To answer your question, have you seen the Zope Book and Zope Developer
>>>Guide:
>>>
>>>   http://www.zope.org/Documentation/ZopeBook/
>>>   http://www.zope.org/Documentation/ZDG/
>>>
>>>Perhaps that is more information than you are looking for.
>>
>>I dont think its *more* information than he is looking for.  its just the
>>sections are not broken up into any smaller sections.  for instance
>>tal/metal directives.  or all the dtml tags.  or SESSIONS.  speaking of
>>SESSIONs, try this:  how many clicks does it take to find out how
>>to set/get
>>variables from a SESSION object?
>>
>>now I urge you to goto http://www.php.net/manual/en/ and try to find
>>information about SESSION handling.
>>
>>this I believe is a perfect experiment to find out how the typical person
>>*uses* documentation.
>>
>>cheers,
>>~runyaga
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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