[Bf-docboard] Blender automatic reference design

[Raindrops From Sky]

Hi Luca,

This is excellent news!

Some thoughts:
1. The extended tooltips should not be dependent upon internet connection.
(they should work offline too)

2. The automatically generated GUI description should include the location
of the control (expressed like a path).
This will allow a reader to read the wiki like a book.

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Your proposal mentions an important approach: *"Let's design the Manual as
a book"*
I didn't see any targets in that direction (at least for this phase of your
effort.).

To me, it means being able to export an OFFLINE version of this book, for
end-users and contributors.

The use-cases could be as follows:
1. Allow the user to export the wiki as pdf (print-on demand).
    This is for the end-users who are cut off from internet for most of the
day (or cannot afford the bill).

2. Also allow "Export to odt".
    This is mainly for contributors who want to edit the book to create
their own flavors and share it.
    (If you see the various published books on Blender, they differ in
presentation; not core facts.
     So it is good if the platform allows authors to make use of the
reference material and author their own books.)

     Blender foundation should make it clear whether commercial books can
be produced using this content.
     Or ask commercial authors to contact BF to fix the revenue-sharing
formula on a case-to-case basis.

3. While exporting to pdf/odt, auto-format the pages properly (e.g. how to
fit large images);

4. Convert the links in the exported pdf/odt file to refer within the pdf
book.

Regards,
Narayan
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