My attempt to update the user docs
reigam opened this issue · 5 comments
Proposal
My attempt to update the user docs (still work in progress, not all pages linked):
https://github.com/reigam/Fabulous/tree/docs/docs/Fabulous.XamarinForms
My intentions:
- Make it more accessible for beginners (like me)
- Structure the controls according to the structure given here: Controls Reference - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs
- Show which pages / topics are up to date
What do you think?
Also, for internal links, shoud I use:
....](introduction.html)
or
....](introduction.md)
?
@reigam
I think the structure is great and more readable. I am currently working on a complete new documentation website for fabulous with Fornax which will generate a complete documentation from .md files.
for internal links the .md is preferred afaik.
How would you represent pages/topics which are up to date.
@SergejDK
Thanks for the feedback. Will you use the existing docs for your new website? Any use continuing working on these?
How would you represent pages/topics which are up to date.
Lacking a better idea I just added
(topic last updated: v 0.61.0)
or
(topic last updated: pending)
under the name of the page or sub-topic.
@reigam
The idea is that we use the current .md files but we will have sth. like a sidemenu and searchbar which will make it easier to find stuff and just display the .md files in the main content.
So I think it is fine if you keep working on it. The image on how to split the folders is sth. I was thinking about, too and we can definetly use your idea here.
(topic last updated: v 0.61.0)
or
(topic last updated: pending)
I think this is a great idea. This way everyone knows at which version it is possible. maybe a TimeStamp isn't wrong either sth. like
topic last updated: v 0.61.0 - 31.03.2021 - 11:15am
@SergejDK
Good to hear I wasn't wasting my time.
Here is my to-do list:
- implement TimeStamp (done)
- write a simple app that implements the sample code (started)
- use it to make the samples more appealing (started implementing basic and styled examples, feedback appreciated)
- take screen shots for sample images (started)
- proofread
- pull request
Edit: update to-do-list
Closing in favour of #927