[Gambas-user] [Feature Request] Offline Documentation

[Willy Raets]

On do, 2012-04-19 at 10:43 -0700, Randall Morgan wrote:
> Couldn't this be done simply running a simple web server as localhost on an
> unused port and downloading the site using a site copier like HTTtrack for
> the local version. Then simply allowing user to choose online or offline
> documentation via a menu item that simply choose the real domain or
> localhost:<port> ?
> 
> Sounds like it would be rather simple to implement as a starting point for
> off line docs. The user could then choose to update the local docs with a
> site copier or one could be written in Gambas or python to allow the docs
> to be updated.  That would mean there would be no overhead for the
> documentation developers and only a onetime development effort for the
> local server.
> 
> Just thinking out loud here....

I very much like your loud thoughts here :-)

They way you explain it, it should indeed no be that hard to implement
it into Gambas.

All it takes is some manner to tell the IDE where to find the local
files. And if downloading the documentation would be part of the IDE, it
would know where the files are and it could even determine what files to
use on the state of being online or offline.

And when online some version check to update local files would be off
importance.

Good to know about the existence of HHTPtrack.
At least now I can download the documentation without much trouble and
use my local webserver to publish it:-)

Willy