Re: Can we have *lastest* directory for boost documentation?
"Paul A. Bristow via Boost-docs" <[email protected]> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:28:57 +0100
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This is a multipart message in MIME format. --===============4324140976871711833== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0069_01D3DAED.E407B110" Content-Language: en-gb This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0069_01D3DAED.E407B110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 =20 From: Boost-docs [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf = Of Rene Rivera via Boost-docs Sent: 21 April 2018 16:48 To: Discussion of Boost Documentation Cc: Rene Rivera Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] Can we have *lastest* directory for boost = documentation? =20 On Sat, Apr 21, 2018, 10:04 AM Zongren Zhang via Boost-docs = <[email protected]> wrote: I am glad that boost.org shows a friendly popup message when I am = reading an older version of documentaiton.=20 > This is the documentation for an old version of Boost. Click here to = view this page for the latest version. Most of the time I visit boost.org website directed by search engines, = and none of them will give me the latest version. Sometimes I noticed = the popup message, but if I didn't, I was confused for a long time. Why don't we create a symbolic named *lastest* to the directory = corresponding to latest version? For example, http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_66_0/doc/html/boost_asio.html can be reached by, http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/latest/doc/html/boost_asio.html I think this will produce better search egine results in the long run. =20 There's already a = <http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/latest/doc/html/boost_asio.html> = http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/doc/html/boost_asio.html link, = that redirects to the latest release. =20 and also the similar and sometimes useful =20 http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/doc/html/boost_asio.html=20 =20 =E2=80=9CThis is the documentation for a snapshot of the develop branch, = built from commit d2464347d3 = <https://github.com/boostorg/boost/commit/d2464347d3d0d3e786d08aecf74a3e9= 3e7523f99> .=E2=80=9D =20 which tells you about work-in-progress. =20 But neither is still not put top of the list by the search engines L =20 Has anyone any ideas on how to encourage search engines to do that? =20 Paul =20 =20 --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal UK LA8 8AB +44 (0) 1539 561830 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0069_01D3DAED.E407B110 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta = http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><meta = name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 14 (filtered = medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.boost-common-header-inner {mso-style-name:boost-common-header-inner;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-GB link=3Dblue = vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o= :p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o= :p></span></p><div style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid blue = 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div = style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm = 0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>= </b><span lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Boost-docs = [mailto:[email protected]] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rene = Rivera via Boost-docs<br><b>Sent:</b> 21 April 2018 16:48<br><b>To:</b> = Discussion of Boost Documentation<br><b>Cc:</b> Rene = Rivera<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Boost-docs] Can we have *lastest* = directory for boost documentation?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal>On Sat, Apr 21, 2018, 10:04 AM Zongren Zhang via = Boost-docs <<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>= > wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote = style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm = 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I am glad that <a = href=3D"http://boost.org" target=3D"_blank">boost.org</a> shows a = friendly popup message when I am reading an older version of = documentaiton. <br><br>> This is the documentation for an old = version of Boost. Click here to view this page for the latest = version.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Most of the time I visit <a = href=3D"http://boost.org" target=3D"_blank">boost.org</a> website = directed by search engines, and none of them will give me the latest = version. Sometimes I noticed the popup message, but if I didn't, I was = confused for a long time.<br><br>Why don't we create a symbolic named = *lastest* to the directory corresponding to latest version? For = example,<br><br><a = href=3D"http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_66_0/doc/html/boost_asio.html" = target=3D"_blank">http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_66_0/doc/html/boost_asi= o.html</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>can be reached by,<br><br><a = href=3D"http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/latest/doc/html/boost_asio.html" = target=3D"_blank">http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/latest/doc/html/boost_asi= o.html</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I think this = will produce better search egine results in the long = run.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal>There's already a <a = href=3D"http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/latest/doc/html/boost_asio.html"><s= pan = style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/= release/doc/html/boost_asio.html</span></a> link, that redirects to = the latest release.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o= :p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>and also the = similar and sometimes useful<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o= :p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>=C2=A0=C2=A0 = </span><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a = href=3D"http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/doc/html/boost_asio.html">h= ttp://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/doc/html/boost_asio.html</a></span>&= nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dboost-common-header-inner>=E2=80=9CThis = is the documentation for a snapshot of the develop branch, built from = commit <a = href=3D"https://github.com/boostorg/boost/commit/d2464347d3d0d3e786d08aec= f74a3e93e7523f99">d2464347d3</a>.=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = class=3Dboost-common-header-inner><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dboost-common-header-inner>which tells = you about work-in-progress.</span><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></s= pan></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>But neither = is still not put top of the list by the search engines </span><span = style=3D'font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>L</span><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></s= pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o= :p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Has anyone = any ideas on how to encourage search engines to do = that?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o= :p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Paul<o:p></o:p= ></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o= :p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o= :p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'>Paul A. 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