Re: [HACKERS] timestamptz alias - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Markus Schaber
Subject Re: [HACKERS] timestamptz alias
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Msg-id 4523814F.3060507@logix-tt.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] timestamptz alias  ("Jim C. Nasby" <jim@nasby.net>)
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Hi, Jim,

Jim C. Nasby wrote:

> An issue I've seen with the docs is that for chapters that have a lot of
> sections (such as 8), the section list at the start of each chapter
> fills the screen, so it's easy to miss the fact that there's more info
> beneath the list (which is wy presumably most folks never knew that
> table existed).
>
> I think the ideal way to handle this would be to put the table of
> contents in a side-bar and flow the text around it. But that could be a
> real bear to do in docbook/sgml, so perhaps it would be better to just
> force the TOC for each chapter onto it's own page (and ensure the
> overview/introduction text shows up in the TOC).

I agree.

The fact that the TOC and the first part of the Chapter are on the same
page has annoyed me several times now. :-)


Regards,
Markus

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