Re: HTMLize a FAQ

Tim Pierce (twpierce@midway.uchicago.edu)
Thu, 17 Nov 94 10:29:56 CST

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> On Wed, 16 Nov 1994, David Alex Lamb wrote:
> > I dunno if there's any point to posting an HTML version of the FAQ.
>
> How about this spin on things: is there any point in posting a flat
> ASCII file version of an HTML FAQ which relies on crossreferences for
> much of its utility?

What's the subject matter of this one? Why does it *rely*
on crossreferences that cannot be translated to flat text?
A lot of people feel that constructing a hypertext document
this way violates the hypertext paradigm: to augment plain
text rather than replacing it entirely. Most style guides
I've seen strongly recommend that you write a hypertext
document to be at least comprehensible when translated to
flat text; it sounds like your FAQ wouldn't be.

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