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Subject: RE: DOCBOOK-APPS: OT: Searching HTML or On topic, searching xml?
> As someoen who works with full-text retrieval systems all content is > searchable to me. The presence of such specially tagged > regions is, in my > experience, only a hinderance to the average user; those whom > it does help > more are information scientists. I disagree: most docbook authors are probably not average users. Most are certainly not IA types either, but most writers with any experience do know something about indexing. If they don't they should. If they're savvy enough to use docbook, I doubt coding keywords will give them a lot of trouble. The case for indexes is most compelling from the point of view of the document consumer. You're right that full-text search is essential for robust online documentation, but keyword-based indexing can also be very useful. The point is, they're not replacements for each other, but different and (ideallay) complimentary types of navigation. I say the more the better. Denis
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