Re: [eLyXer-users] split document: 1st and last page navigation

[Axel Jacobs]

Hi Alex,

> The original bug reports ("Up:" link to self at the beginning, and
> empty "Next:" that unbalances the header at the end) should be fixed
> by now, please confirm.

Yes, this is working. Thank you.

> > My own conclusion is therefore that, at least for now, one would have to
> > squeeze the Elyxer output into a template that takes care of all the site
> > integration. This template would then have a get-me-out-of-here link, or a
> > more elaborate form of site integration.
>
> I think the template is an excellent solution; as you will probably
> know there is even the --template option to help with this.

This is what I meant.

> > Having said all this, José Ramón's suggestion of the --uplink would actually
> > make sense. However, instead of redefining the Up: link on the first page,
> > it could be a little header (or footer) in it's own right, sitting above the
> > page nav header and below the page nav footer of ALL pages. --uplink would
> > require two string args: the visible text, and the url:
> >
> > --uplink "Go back to documentation index" "../../docs/index.html"
>
> Not that José Ramón's suggestion doesn't have merits, of course; but
> one must ponder the benefits against the costs. In this case it looks
> too complex when a template is probably a better solution anyway.

The --template solution is more flexible and works for me. It does 
require a bit more work and some thinking, though. --uplink would have 
offered a straight-forward solution that possibly would have been good 
enough for a large number of cases, but I understand why you want to 
avoid messy command-line options and redundancy.

Cheers

Axel