[Progress Communities] [Progress OpenEdge ABL] Forum Post: RE: Will OpenEdge 12 be getting classic documentation?

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Seems the Bookhelf *is* the complete documentation set. At least the ABL reference pages match up with the PDF versions what were offered before. But: - Getting to those pages is a chore. Way too much clicking & scrolling involved to get where I want to be. Guess I'll have to set up a set of bookmarks in my browser just to point to my favorite "books". (And triggering that sort of behavior tends to be a sign of bad webdesign). - Within each "book" the behavior is inconsistent. Some start with a sensible index page (again, the ABL reference), others immediately start off with an introductionary blurb that you want to skip once you have a certain level of familiarity with the products. - The way the table of contents wastes space and forces more scrolling across the entire page is also unpleasant. Make just the pane scrollable and reduce the whitespace in it. To throw in some corporate buzzwords, this is the opposite of "An Exceptional User Experience".

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