Re: [Netatalk-devel] Netatalk 2.0.4 status

[Frank L. <fra...@go...>]

2009/5/31 Andrew Morgan <mo...@or...>:
> On Fri, 29 May 2009, Frank Lahm wrote:
>
>>> Also, I see that a PDF version of the manual was built for 2.0.3.  Is
>>> this
>>> something we want to continue doing for 2.0.4?
>>
>> I haven't really looked into how much mumbo-jumbo it would be to
>> generate a PDF. But as the docbook XML stuff and toolchain regularly
>> turn out to be  a pita, I'll refrain from volunteering for this job.
>> Besides that: who needs a PDF version?
>
> Actually, the PDF version is quite nice.  It sure would print out a lot
> easier than trying to print all the HTML pages.  :)
>
> I found the following web page for generating a PDF file from Docbook:
>
>  http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/May2000/article152.shtml
>
> It looks quite straightforward.

Yeah! At the beginning and then, when one thinks everything's great:

> I've been trying to generate one myself, but it isn't coming out right...

Hua! Be asured, I know what it feels like. ;o)))

> I'm not sure who generated the last PDF file, but maybe they can speak up
> and let us know how they did it.

Yes please. But I dont expect them to step up.
Imo having the man and html part working agaid is good enough.

Best Regards
-Frank