lynx-dev Re: lynx documentation

[Philip Webb]

990415 Michael Sobolev wrote: 
> can anybody tell how the documentation of lynx is usually modified? 
> A lot of features get added, and then, one day, documentation is brought 
> up-to-date, or every added feature gets immediately documented? 
990415 Thomas Dickey replied:
> some people document as they go along, some don't.
> All of the interesting changes should be reflected in 'CHANGES'.
 
ie the answer to Michael's question is `neither'.
as such, Lynx documentation is rarely updated:
sometimes, people who have added features add something to the docs,
but usually even they aren't interested enough
& certainly no-one else around the place wants to invest the time.
i've updated a few things here & there,
but the destructive reactions of a few noisy people
don't exactly encourage me to make a practice of it:
there was a huge hoo-hah when i re-organised the Main Help Page for 2-8-1 ,
tho' of course now everyone's used to it no-one complains.

basically, it's like a town meeting in Dodge City
or maybe a residents' hearing about a development in present-day Toronto:
no-one wants all that thro' traffic nor to lose their on-street parking.

suggesting ordinary users search thro' CHANGES is presumably a joke ...

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