on left-hand side all module names go through doc.module_name. This strips off package part currently

ldoc/html.lua

@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ function html.generate_output(ldoc, args, project)
       return (item.summary or '?')..' '..(item.description or '')
    end
 
+   function ldoc.module_name (mod)
+      local name = mod.name
+      if mod.type == 'module' then
+         name = name:gsub('^.-%.','')
+      end
+      return name
+   end
+
    -- this generates the internal module/function references
    function ldoc.href(see)
       if see.href then -- explict reference, e.g. to Lua manual

ldoc/html/ldoc_ltp.lua

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ return [==[
 #   if mod.name == this_mod then -- highlight current module, link to others
   <li><strong>$(mod.name)</strong></li>
 #   else
-  <li><a href="$(ldoc.ref_to_module(mod))">$(mod.name)</a></li>
+  <li><a href="$(ldoc.ref_to_module(mod))">$(ldoc.module_name(mod))</a></li>
 #   end
 #  end
 # end