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Improving Boost Docs project


News


Docs Translations

The translated docs will be located in: SVN: snadbox/doc_test/libs/xxx/doc

Once they are stable, the lib author will be invited to see the results and commit them to the correct location CVS: boost/libs/xxx/doc

Volunteers looking for something to do

Add yourself here!

Volunteers sweating

  • Stjepan Rajko (translating smart_ptr)
  • Glyn Matthews (translating bind and mem_fun)
  • Darren Garvey (lists.drrngrvy@… : translating tribool and range)
  • Andrew Sutton (translating and improving graph docs)

HTML to Quickbook translations

Ongoing

  • smart_ptr (assigned to Stjepan Rajko)
  • bind (assigned to Glyn Matthews)
  • mem_fun (assigned to Glyn Matthews)
  • graph (assigned to Andrew Sutton)

Pending

  • wave (translator wanted)
  • serialization (translators wanted... it may be too big for one person)
  • spirit (translators wanted)

Authozarization from author needed

  • compatibility
  • crc
  • dynamic_bitset
  • integer
  • pool
  • random
  • rational
  • timer
  • tokenizer

Boostbook to Quickbook translations

  • tribool (assigned to Darren Garvey)
  • range (assigned to Darren Garvey)

This translations are low priority for now.

  • string_algo (translator wanted)
  • function (translator wanted)
  • signals (translator wanted)
  • assign (translator wanted)
  • ptr_container (translator wanted)

Unified look & feel

You can see the last iteration of the new style here.

Some of the new features:

  • Validated XHTML 1.1 output (better than strict XHTML)
  • New header and footer based on beta.boost.org.
  • GroupedLinks select boxes for Boost Libraries and Section quick jumping.
  • Google Search box over our docs.
  • Box-wrapper based blurbs that allow us to include rounded corners, drop shadows, etc.
  • Alternatives syntax highlighthing that simulates your own IDE (move the mouse to the upper-right corner of a code block)
  • Chapter logo support
  • Modular css design
  • css based admonitions and navigation graphics
  • PDF stylesheet matches the HTML style.

You are welcome to join boost-docs list to help us improve it even further.

The project is hosted in boost sandbox at boost/sandbox/doc_test

Last version of Boosbook: boost/sandbox/doc_test/box_wrapper/xsl

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