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[Request] Switch Documentation site to DocFX like Package docs

Discussion in 'Documentation' started by xCyborg, May 18, 2018.

  1. xCyborg

    xCyborg

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    I wrote previously to try to bring attention to some of the docs layout and content issues, nothing really changed, especially the API docs, the left panel is broken and content is missing.
    The new package API docs by DocFX fixes a lot of these issues, plus many features as well.
    Please consider migrating Unity documentation to this or at least give option to view it by this doc generator.

    https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/c...yEngine.Experimental.Rendering.CoreUtils.html
     
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  2. xCyborg

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    Bumpity Bump!
     
  3. asperatology

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    It sounds like it would take wayyyy too much effort for this, but I don't know what the official stance is in regards to improving documentation.
     
  4. MMOARgames

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  6. StephenHodgson-Valorem

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    Wasn't too hard. Just forked the UnityCSReference github, installed docfx, setup the project, and exported the website into the docs folder. Then after I merged that into master, I enabled GitHub pages.
     
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  7. rlevreault

    rlevreault

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    Nice job, Stephen. I shared your work with the rest of the doc team.
     
  8. StephenHodgson-Valorem

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  9. xCyborg

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    Yep. It'd be awesome if they take it on, still need the description bits, which should also be open-sourced somehow (like summery comments), maybe even take pull requests from the community.
     
  10. StephenHodgson-Valorem

    StephenHodgson-Valorem

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    I haven't seen unity push an update to the cs reference in 3 months. I hope everything is okay.