tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post4507193541593400308..comments2024-03-14T09:08:19.035-04:00Comments on OR in an OB World: Give Developers Crappy MachinesPaul A. Rubinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-82222236815035475992010-09-17T09:48:02.499-04:002010-09-17T09:48:02.499-04:00John: Thanks for the informative comment. The onli...John: Thanks for the informative comment. The online docs are a definite plus, and I applaud the decision to make them available. The idea about the Eclipse plugin will likely work, but if I'm chugging away in Netbeans and open my copy of the Eclipse IDE to get to the docs, I suspect my PC will go on strike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-90428851595335896752010-09-17T08:52:38.701-04:002010-09-17T08:52:38.701-04:00Paul, thanks for the constructive criticism. All ...Paul, thanks for the constructive criticism. All aspects of the product, including the documentation, go through evolutionary steps that sometimes involve tradeoffs. In the case of the documentation for CPLEX Optimization Studio 12.2, Eclipse is used in order to improve the integration of various parts that go into the completed package, and to fit in with standards for IBM software as a whole. We think that the presentation of the content is improved overall, but the cost in terms of overhead is recognized and remains the subject of discussion and analysis here.<br /><br />I can suggest a couple of workarounds. One is to use the online version of these docs, found at<br /> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cosinfoc/v12r2/index.jsp <br />Viewing through a browser might take less memory than you are seeing, and it has the same content and functionality. Of course that's not an option if you are disconnected from a network. Online availability of our documentation set has been a longtime wish by many users and we're glad to be able to offer it at last. <br /><br />The other option is one that a colleague has told me about. (I'm hardly expert in Eclipse.) Copying the doc plugins to your Eclipse plugins directory would make the help directly available in your Eclipse IDE. For CPLEX, you could copy the ilog.odms.cplex.help_12.2.0.bXXX directory from CPLEX_Studio122\opl\oplide\plugins to eclipse\plugins .<br /><br />I hope these suggestions help. Thanks again, Paul.John Gregoryhttp://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/optimization/cplex-optimizer/noreply@blogger.com