Bug 222 – Lack of Printable Documentation

• Product: [OLD] Docs-user
• Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE

[Description Stephen 2002-01-18 12:31:51 UTC]

There is no really printable documentation at gentoo.org for one who would 
like to print it all out before he/she gets started. I myself would 
prefer .pdf files. As was discussed in #gentoo, the xml versions are on the 
cd, but that really does no good to anyone wanting to print it out before you 
get started.

I could supply some documentation in a better printable format if so desired.

[Comment 1 Christian Loitsch 2002-04-03 07:40:57 UTC]

its easy to get pdf-files from the online-html-pages.
Just send it through:
http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/pdf-o-matic.php
I tried it with the installation-manual, and the result were 13 colored pages.

It also "inserts" the ads though.

[Comment 2 SpanKY 2002-08-05 15:34:03 UTC]

*** Bug 4805 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 3 SpanKY 2002-08-05 15:34:13 UTC]

*** Bug 3887 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 4 SpanKY 2002-08-05 15:37:32 UTC]

i think anything that is documentation on gentoo.org people would want in 
printable versions ... pdf would work for most, but some would probably still 
want text

[Comment 5 SpanKY 2002-08-26 13:28:04 UTC]

*** Bug 7066 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 6 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2002-08-31 04:27:26 UTC]

What documentation does one require (not type, but contents)? I think the
install-guide is more than adequate and it's extremely easy to convert it into PDF. 

[Comment 7 Lloyd D Budd 2002-09-01 00:43:15 UTC]

This issue is very minor.  Of course, when you want to install, the trivialness
of a convert is often an unwanted distraction -- if not worse.  My main desire
(Bug 7066) would be resolved by having a "print" friendly version available on
the website.

[Comment 8 Michael Cohen (RETIRED) 2002-09-02 19:01:31 UTC]

We ought to set up some sort of NuxDocument system... zope.org search for
nuxdocument... either that or a php pdf thing =)

[Comment 9 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-10-07 08:51:08 UTC]

Why don't we just add a tailored link to the pdf-o-matic at the beginning of 
each doc?

//ZhEN

[Comment 10 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-10-13 12:29:09 UTC]

This really needs to be done. Can someone set this up serverside?????

//ZhEN

[Comment 11 Tirant 2002-11-04 12:27:41 UTC]

Yes, this should be done. PDF, PS, or any standard format.
Pdf-o-matic doesn't work very well. I tried to make a pdf from
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/gentoo-security.html and i got a 43 pages file + odd
colors, while if i print it from html i get a 20pages file.

[Comment 12 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-11-04 16:30:02 UTC]

This is being taken care of, and it is almost completed.
//ZhEN

[Comment 13 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-12-04 14:35:44 UTC]

i know you are working on this - so here you go ;-)
/ZhEN

[Comment 14 Eric Stockbridge 2002-12-11 18:57:07 UTC]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 11267 ***