[development] update/replace the book module - poll, questions

[Tao Starbow]

Excellent.  Thanks for the info.  (I took a baby step in this direction 
with the Quick Add Child module, but my approach is probably a little 
crude for a core module).

cheers,
-tao

Peter Wolanin wrote:
> Tao, this is exactly the point we're heading for- the new "book"
> module should primarily provide a UI and navigation elements, while
> all the heaving lifting in terms of maintaining the hierarchy will be
> done with the code and tables defined in menu.inc.
>
> -Peter
>
>> From: Tao Starbow <starbow at citris-uc.org>
>> To: development at drupal.org
>> Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 17:28:14 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [development] update/replace the book module - poll, 
>> questions
>> I am probably missing something obvious, but why not just leverage the
>> parent-child relationships defined in the menu system and do away with
>> book entirely?  It seems like the only things book does that menu
>> doesn't is put in the cute next/prev and children links, which would be
>> easy enough to add in.  Other than that it is just UI.
>>
>> cheers,
>> -t