Eric Bergen wrote:
> mysql.com (php.net and freshmeat.net) sites all have a search features
> where if a requested file is not found it performs a search for it
> as a key word.
Interesting. I didn't know that. That's nice, but it's hardly intuitive.
I expect that's designed to help with broken links, rather than to be the
expected way to search. After all, there is a search box at the top. A
good interface, however, would make it clear where to go, rather than
requiring you to guess a URL or search for something as basic as product
documentation.
> Example finding the mysql control center manual is as easy as requesting
> http://www.mysql.com/mysql control center
>
> or depending on your browser
> http://www.mysql.com/mysql%20control%20center
>
> will perform a search of mysql.com 'mysql control center'
The search reveals installation instructions
<http://www.mysql.com/products/mysqlcc/install.html> and a section in the
mysql manual <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/mysqlcc.html> (turns out my
original suggestion wasn't useless, after all). The latter is not linked
anywhere on the mysqlcc page <http://www.mysql.com/products/mysqlcc/>!
> -Eric
Michael
