Wed, 03 Nov 2004
An Idea: Live search for Python Documentation
Here's an idea stirring in my mind lately.
I've been playing around with various implementations of browser auto-completion. This, combined with the XMLHttpRequest allows for some pretty nifty ''live search'' widgets.
I'm planning to add a search functionality like this to the python sidebar, probably using Swish-E and a custom search term ''extraction'' script to scrape the documentation.
When you type in the search field, the results should be weighted and prioritized like:
- Built-in object names
- Standard Module names
- Standard Class names (in modules)
- Documentation headings
Selecting the result should open the relevant documentation page in the main browser window.
posted at: 11:25 | path:
/projects/python-sidebar
