[Lazarus] Extending FCL documentation

[waldo kitty]

On 2/8/2012 15:28, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
> Sven Barth schrieb:
>
>> That might be, but Felipe is talking about the default for Lazarus. That is
>> what everyone is complaining about: there is no default offline help available
>> after installation.
>
> Q: offline Help, or offline Documentation?

i, personally, see them as the same... documentation will explain how to use 
something and provide examples... the help will give examples as well as 
explaining how to use... seems the same to me...

> Delphi came with PDF files for those who want documentation, and these docs are
> well prepared for *reading*, not for use as context sensitive help. IMO we
> should make the same distinction, between help and docs.

i have yet to be able to take a PDF to the "library" and be able to read it 
comfortably, easily and without having to haul other equipment in to access it...