From: hes@unity.ncsu.edu
> ...
> From the beginning of our FAQ (for alt.locksmithing) we have
> maintained the "master" copy as an HTML document and made it available
> on the Web (now at http://www.indra.com/archives/alt-locksmithing/) as
> well as posting it.
I also do that with the comp.ai.neural-nets FAQ. I think this is
much better than converting text to html, since a text-to-html
converter can't possibly know everything that should or shouldn't
be linked.
> > - Does the current static question/answer format solve
> > the needs today ?
>
> I don't think so. When people are vitally interested in something,
> they just might read through a 1000+ line FAQ, but I don't think that
> most people will do that. In our FAQ we tried to made it a bit easier
> by listing all the Questions at the beginning, and then answering them
> in order (this is common practice) but I've often wondered if there is a
> better way.
A good html index would be a big help, preferably an index created
automatically by tagging phrases to be put in the index. I don't
know if there is already a tool for doing this. I've thought about
writing one, but have never had a couple days to spare to do it.
--Warren S. Sarle SAS Institute Inc. The opinions expressed here saswss@unx.sas.com SAS Campus Drive are mine and not necessarily (919) 677-8000 Cary, NC 27513, USA those of SAS Institute.
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