Re: [Firebird-docs] Request for testing gradle build to replace ant build

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

Hi Mark, Paul,

I've been attempting to get Gradle working on my box to try out the new 
build. Finally found time. :)

Of course, it's not yet mnerged, I assume it's still in your fork Mark? 
If so, I'll get a few attempts at building done soon.

> 
> Then I'll start experimenting with asciidoc/asciidoctor.
> 

If you need any questions, I might be able to help - having just done an 
entire 400 page book in Asciidoctor, using asciidoctor-pdf as the 
generator. One thing you will find useful is this:


// If the backend is PDF then do this.
ifdef::backend-pdf[]
[width=60%, cols="20%,40%,20%,20%", align = "center", caption="Table 9."]
endif::[]

// If the backend is html, then do this instead.
ifdef::backend-html5[]
[width=60%, cols="20%,40%,20%,20%", float = "center", caption="Table 9."]
endif::[]

.2 - ADC prescaler settings and frequencies.
|===

// Insert Table Contents Here //

|===


I found that when generating tables in a PDF and HTML, they need 
different commands to centre them on the page.

It's a bit of a bind that the widths cannot be written then the ifdef 
embedded, so you have to duplicate the widths etc in both options.

Captions are interesting. The above would give a table the caption of 
"Table 9.2 - ADC prescaler settings and frequencies"


Asciidoctor has manual table/listing/etc numbering so moving or adding 
sections will require lots of updating of captions etc. A right major 
pain! (Ask me how I know!)



Good luck and have fun with asciidoctor.



(My current book is being written in Lyx!)


Cheers,
Norm.

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