Re: [gentoo-doc] Updated date in handbook

[Matthew Summers]

On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Something else I noticed is that we sometimes get questions in #gentoo or
> even #gentoo-doc about the "Updated" date of the Gentoo Handbook(s). Because
> of how things work, the displayed date on the handbook pages is always the
> one that is for the given file.
>
> In case of the index page, this is a somewhat old(er) version as the index
> page hardly changes. Yet that is the "Updated" version most people look at.
>
> Would it be okay if I updated doc-struct.xsl so that for handbooks, the
> updated version always matches the latest update?
>
> Other possibilities are:
> - On the index page, display the latest update, but on individual chapters,
>  keep the current used date
> - Don't touch anything and stop harassing me with your suggestions
>
>
>        Sven Vermeulen
>

Another option, although I hate to add it, would be always update the
date on the index page when anything gets updated. However that is
sort of silly. I support updating doc-struct.xsl

Cheers,
Matt
-- 
Matthew W. Summers
Gentoo Foundation Inc.