hes@unity.ncsu.edu wrote:
> In my FAQ (alt.locksmithing) I've put the URL's in the text up front,
> rather than as pseudo-headers. As a result of this discussion I was
> thinking of changing - but then it seems to me that there are at least
> two URL's should include - the real home and also faqs.org.
Possibly also to rtfm.mit.edu -- providing protocol-based redundancy (FTP
> Does it make sense to include both? If so, should every FAQ do this?
It depends how bothered you are about people getting your FAQ, or getting
On the other hand, it may be useful to direct users to a page where the
On this, completely unrelated, issue of printing, it's certainly worth
<link rel="alternate" media="print" href="faq-for-print.ps" type=
in the document header. Good browsers can use that to fetch and print a
Cheers,
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rather than HTTP) as well as site-based redundancy. A link to your FAQ on
rtfm can be assembled as ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/
the most up-to-date version at least. It's arguable that the fact that
someone's reading your URL header suggests that they already /have/ a copy
of your FAQ, though.
FAQ is available firstly in an up-to-date form (you'd be surprised how
many ancient copies of your FAQ are circulating...) and secondly in other
formats which a reader might prefer, such as HTML, DVI or a PostScript
version for printing.
providing a version of your FAQ specifically designed for print, since most
web browsers make a godawful job of rendering a page for printing. Knock
up a PostScript (or PDF) version and link it in to your HTML version with:
"application/postscript" />
version specifically intended for print rather than hashing up a version
from the HTML.
Nick -- non-sequiturs 'r us
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