Re: [Firebird-docs] New potential doc writer

[Norman D. <No...@Bo...>]

In article <Pin...@so...>, 
pa...@vi... says...
> 
> Good idea!
> 
> And it might even be less work than you think. Now that the Firebord
> Book is out, IBPhoenix are going to transfer the chapters of their
> Using Firebird guide to the project, just like they have done with the
> Quick Start Guide. We receive these docs in a format that's "almost
> DocBook". In "Using Firebird" there are already chapters on isql, gbak
> and gfix, and sections on the other tools. You could use those as a
> basis for your book - or use them for reference only, whatever.
> 

Well, I haven't got that far in Helen's book yet, but I'm working on it! 
On the other hand, I've already worked through the GSEC options and 
foibles and written up a first draft of that. The good thing about 
working it out for yourself , kis how much you learn. The source code is 
handy too :o) 

> Better leave build.xml alone and edit /src/docs/firebirddocs.xml:
> define an entity for your book (or one entity for each chapter) and
> include it (or them) further down. If you open the file you'll see how
> it works; just look at how it's done for the other books. You can
> comment out the others in your local copy to speed up the build
> process.
> 

No worries, I can follow that route without too much difficulty, I'll 
see how it pans out soon.


Many thanks.


Cheers,
Norman.

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