Re: top node in html cross references

> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:13:43 +0100
> From: Dumas Patrice <[email protected]>
> 
> The Top node should be the first node, but a node named index may appear 
> anywhere in the document. If they appear on the same file it doesn't reflect
> the organization of the manual.

I don't see what has this to do with the organization of the manual.
The organization of the manual is something defined by the node
links, not by the subdivision of text into files.  Are you saying
that the organization of the document is harmed if it is produced as
a single large HTML file (under --no-split)?  I'd be surprised.

> Another reason, which may be of less interest is that I think that the Top 
> node is a special node and thus it should be much better to keep it in its own
> file.

There are complications here, and we've hit them before.  There may be
no Top node, or it could have a name other than "Top".  I think these
problems make any special handling of Top very difficult.  Given that
the benefits are (IMHO) small, I don't recommend that.
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