"unravel what logic might have been going through your head when you put things in various places." -> This is the official documentation; those categories are not the author's choice but the ones chosen by the jquery team.
That would make no sense to have a list of 1000 random items not being categorized; just use the search.
When you say "To use the search, I need to know what I'm looking for". Well, usually, when you search the documentation, it's because you know what you're searching for.. right?
But then, I get that you might not know the "best keywords" to search what you're looking for. And, for that, it's so better to have smart category rather than a list of 1000 items.
I mean, you're searching a way to post things using Ajax. You can search for ajax, you can search for post.. but you can quickly look at the categories and see Ajax; and then, instead of browsing through 1000 items, you only have to read a dozen.
A problem exists when you dont know what you want, then you dont know the keywords or the category. And the questions you might ask about the problem migth seem completley irrelevant to what you are trying to do.
I have been in such positions when learning JSF, seemingly simple things like getting out a request parameter where not obvious, and when googling "request parameter JSF" and all kinds of tricks I still did not get a satisfying answer, only after reading more about JSF I realized it is just the wrong thing to do any way.
If you're in such a position, you dont know what to search for but you think you have a problem, then it is time to pick up a book and study.
That would make no sense to have a list of 1000 random items not being categorized; just use the search.
When you say "To use the search, I need to know what I'm looking for". Well, usually, when you search the documentation, it's because you know what you're searching for.. right?
But then, I get that you might not know the "best keywords" to search what you're looking for. And, for that, it's so better to have smart category rather than a list of 1000 items.
I mean, you're searching a way to post things using Ajax. You can search for ajax, you can search for post.. but you can quickly look at the categories and see Ajax; and then, instead of browsing through 1000 items, you only have to read a dozen.