[NTG-context] Re: Offline documentations

[Juliano David Hilario <yellowcutterpillow@gmail.com>]

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Also, if I were to do that, I might just make at the moment some sort of
search engine, or grep it when I need something, then view whatever I need
in the wiki. I'm just wondering if it's fine if I were to send many GET
requests and obtain a copy of the wiki. Would that act like a DDoS attack?

On Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 4:32 PM Juliano David Hilario <
yellowcutterpillow@gmail.com> wrote:

> If I were to download the entire wiki with the exception of the discussion
> files and the user pages, do you think it would be wise? I would try to
> make it dynamically updatable too, if possible, and also try to make as
> offline-friendly as the Python docs. Do you think that would be wise? Thank
> you for your help, the wiki is very useful.
>
> On Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 4:29 PM Henning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net> wrote:
>
>> Am 02.10.23 um 09:59 schrieb Juliano David Hilario:
>> > Is there a way to view the documentations offline? Sort of the way the
>> > Python docs work, where you could just search for a subject and it will
>> > function regardless of internet connection. If it's not yet working, I
>> > could contribute some of my time if it's not that a heavy of a task.
>> > Something like this would be convient, since some like to search by
>> > topic. Though since we probably have the common ground of liking
>> > writing, we, or most of us, prefer referring to current manuals out
>> there.
>>
>> Well, the documentation is spread over several PDF files, and the wiki
>> is not usable offline, of course.
>>
>> You can grep through the sources of the manuals (in
>> texmf-context/doc/context/sources).
>>
>> And there is a command reference browser:
>>
>> mtxrun --script server --auto
>>
>> and the open
>> http://localhost:8088/mtx-server-ctx-help.lua
>>
>> But since it just shows what’s in the interface files, it lacks any
>> explanations.
>>
>> Hraban
>>
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