Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:01:28 -0500 From: Paul Dufresne <dufresnep@zoho.com> To: "freebsd-stable" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: hard to read handbook.pdf in text system Message-ID: <1865c3f2a77.d8c426ef98619.7810515437835370312@zoho.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I have installed very recently from what was probably: https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-PRERELEASE-amd64-20230204-d07eb716f35d-254363-disc1.iso When I got at the end of installation I choosed to install the handbook. When I booted on the system, I first searched in my home directory, then in /root, then after a while I saw the link to it in motd (message of the day) after logging in. I navigated to said directory to find a handbook in pdf format. So I installed lynx, and read the handbook online. Was able to get to a working well enough graphical system. Other people have remarked the oddity of the thing (to expect people on a text system to read the pdf file that explain how to install the graphical system). I am asking here because you are supposed to be interested in 13.2 development at this time if I understood right. But maybe I am suppose to ask to documentation team... unsure. My wish would be that the installer would install a text version of the handbook. [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div>I have installed very recently from what was probably:<br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-PRERELEASE-amd64-20230204-d07eb716f35d-254363-disc1.iso">https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-PRERELEASE-amd64-20230204-d07eb716f35d-254363-disc1.iso</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>When I got at the end of installation I choosed to install the handbook.<br></div><div><br></div><div>When I booted on the system, I first searched in my home directory, then in /root, then after a while I saw the<br></div><div>link to it in motd (message of the day) after logging in.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I navigated to said directory to find a handbook in pdf format.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So I installed lynx, and read the handbook online. Was able to get to a working well enough graphical system.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Other people have remarked the oddity of the thing (to expect people on a text system to read the pdf file that explain how to install the graphical system).<br></div><div><br></div><div>I am asking here because you are supposed to be interested in 13.2 development at this time if I understood right.<br></div><div>But maybe I am suppose to ask to documentation team... unsure.<br></div><div><br></div><div>My wish would be that the installer would install a text version of the handbook.<br></div><div><br></div></div><br></body></html>
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