VirtualBox

Opened 6 years ago

Closed 6 years ago

#18198 closed defect (fixed)

Disconnect in chapter numbering between PDF and online manual

Reported by: Socratis Owned by:
Component: documentation Version: VirtualBox 6.0.0
Keywords: chapter numbering, PDF manual, online manual Cc:
Guest type: other Host type: other

Description

The online manual (https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/) starts numbering at the "Preface" as being chapter 1. The PDF on the other hand, has ch. 1 as "First Steps" (which is ch. 2 in the online one).

That's going to make a really awkward situation when quoting and linking specific passages of the manual.

Humble suggestion; remove the numbering from the online manual. It's backwards compatible...

Change History (5)

in reply to:  description comment:1 by Socratis, 6 years ago

Replying to socratis:

Humble suggestion; remove the numbering from the online manual.

Correcting myself here...

Humble suggestion; remove the numbering from the online manual for the Preface chapter and start the numbering at "First Steps".

comment:2 by Socratis, 6 years ago

Actually, looking at it again, it not a "suggestion", it's a "must", because it breaks years and years of linking to the online part of the manual!

Severity increase from Minor to Major...

comment:3 by pentagonik, 6 years ago

Summary: Dicsonnect in chapter numbering between PDF and online manualDisconnect in chapter numbering between PDF and online manual

comment:4 by Socratis, 6 years ago

Fixed as of 2019-01-09 18:35 UTC. Thanks!

Ticket can be closed as "Fixed".

comment:5 by janitor, 6 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: newclosed
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