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 More options Dec 26 2004, 1:42 am
Newsgroups: sci.math.symbolic, comp.soft-sys.math.maple
From: Fred <F...@nowhere.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 06:42:57 GMT
Local: Sun, Dec 26 2004 1:42 am
Subject: Re: The stunning riddle of the Maplesoft Site Search
I found Maplesoft site not to be well designed at all.

Try to search for documentation for example about Maple
functions. There is none.

Someone who never used Maple and wants to get an idea of
its capabilities, then the first thing one would do is
look for a list of the functions provided. There is no
such list.

Compare that to the Mathematica web site, go to main site,
type documentation in the search box, first entry shown is

http://documents.wolfram.com/mathematica/

and there is a list of all the build in functions. with
FULL documentation of each function, and examples.

On maple main site, even the search button itself is hard to
see, small and hidden, and one must click on it first to go
to another page where you are supposed to be able to
write the search string (instead of typing the search
string right there on the main page as with the MMA case).

And when one goes to the search page, there is no place to
put a search string and one have to click on links to
try to find what they want.

Vladimir Bondarenko wrote:
> Hello all,

> The thrilling riddle of the Maplesoft Site Search heat
> my imagination.

> During the last month I almost every day visit Maplesoft and
> at any attempt to use the Search facility at

> http://www.maplesoft.com/search/

> see the same:

>>The Maplesoft site-wide search feature is currently being
>>redeveloped and will soon be available to help you. In the
>>meantime, you can search through the Application Center and
>>Maple books databases.

> No, I need not these, I need just a regular search facility.

> What a wonder of software engineering Art the user will see
> one fine day that required so much time to be designed and
> implemented?

> But most of all, a terrible suspicion gnaws my heart.

> Will it also have a Java interface?!  ;)

> Oh noooo, God forbid!

> Best wishes,

> Vladimir Bondarenko

> http://www.cybertester.com/
> http://maple.bug-list.org/
> http://www.CAS-testing.org/


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