Re: documentation window and "Previous"
Re: documentation window and "Previous"
- Subject: Re: documentation window and "Previous"
- From: Andreas Mayer <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:15:59 +0100
Am 11.12.2007 um 18:56 Uhr schrieb Ronald Hayden:
i still find AppKido is still far superior for browsing the
framework documentation.
Can you provide specifics on what features make a difference for you?
- it's a separate application (thus can be hidden or moved to it's own
space)
- there are many more levels of navigational hierarchy:
1. quicklist
2. classlist
3. class hierarchy browser
4. class table of contents
5. method list
- in the 'general' section there's a link to the relevant header file
- for all method sections there is a 'all xxx' section that includes
all inherited methods
And, I guess most important of all, all navigational elements stay the
same, no matter what I'm looking at.
When using Xcode's documentation window, I spend most of my time
*finding* and *navigating* instead of actually reading relevant
information.
OK, some specific gripes with the Xcode doc viewer:
- When browsing the AppKit reference, I have to click "AppKit
Reference" and scroll down the list again and again. I'd rather that
list stayed open. You know, like in AppKiDo.
- TOC vanishes when navigating (see start of thread)
- TOC font size is to large (and not adjustable, as far as I can see)
- TOC width is not adjustable
- I don't like that the TOC entries disclose their contents *inside*
the TOC itself; it frequently moves other entries out of sight and I
have to either close an entry first, or scroll around; I'd rather have
an additional list - just like in AppKiDo
- When clicking on a method name, I get directed to the part of the
document that contains that definition. But I *still* have to locate
it first, since preceding and following definitions are shown above/
below. (Unlike AppKiDo.)
- In the search results list, I'd like to see a 'type' filter, so I
can see methods or constants only. Sorting by type is not efficient
enough if there are many results; I have to scroll too much.
- I have to move the doc window to a separate space *each* and *every*
time I open it.
Andreas
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