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<LI><em>From</em>: Vadim Tkachenko <<A HREF="mailto:vadimt#4cs,com">vadimt#4cs,com</A>></LI>
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Chris Gray wrote:
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> [Greg:]
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> :my one suggestion, make it a nicely formatted HTML doc.
>
> Blech!
>
> (Sorry, couldn't resist!)
>
> Seriously though, that format might be convenient for some, but it makes
> the documents completely unreadable by anything other than an HTML thingy.
> The reverse is not true. If we introduce HTML, we then open up the can of
> worms of compatibility. Who has tools that enforce HTML-2 conformance?
> By default, most browsers don't conform, and many systems have extensions
> that are completely non-portable. For now, we could easily say that we
> have no reason to use any of those tags, but the best intentions often
> go very astray!
Yes, HTML is a pain in the neck to maintain, but think of it in terms of
visualization - it's really easy and nice to _use_ the result. As for
maintaining it, my solution was so far to use the plaintext or some
database format, and a simple HTML generator which gives you the
excellent result without a pain of modifying it.
And, you get a benefit of being able to visualize the result in any
other way you consider appropriate. Just replace HTML in a paragraph
above with your favorite format.
BTW, that seems to be the common approach novadays - a lot of MUDs, as
it seems, maintain their helps in a form which can be used by both MUD
engine itself as well as by the Web users - CGI of a sort.
> Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00492" HREF="msg00492.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] META: FAQ and Thread Summaries</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Thu 04 Dec 1997, 06:58 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00496" HREF="msg00496.html">META: FAQ and Thread Summaries</A></strong>,
s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Thu 04 Dec 1997, 20:03 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00511" HREF="msg00511.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] META: FAQ and Thread Summaries</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sat 06 Dec 1997, 12:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00533" HREF="msg00533.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] META: FAQ and Thread Summaries</A></strong>,
Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vadimt#4cs,com">vadimt#4cs,com</a>, Mon 08 Dec 1997, 15:15 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00497" HREF="msg00497.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] META: FAQ and Thread Summaries</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00510" HREF="msg00510.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] META: FAQ and Thread Summaries (HTML)</A></strong>,
Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Sat 06 Dec 1997, 11:26 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00472" HREF="msg00472.html">META: FAQ and Thread Summaries</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00476" HREF="msg00476.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] META: FAQ and Thread Summaries</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00478" HREF="msg00478.html">META: FAQ and Thread Summaries</A></strong>,
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