From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Mar 3 02:10:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA14185 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 02:10:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from superior.mooseriver.com (dynamic4.pm02.sf3d.best.com [209.24.234.68]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA14129 for ; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 02:10:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com) Received: (from jgrosch@localhost) by superior.mooseriver.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) id CAA08694; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 02:10:14 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <19980303021013.27656@mooseriver.com> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 02:10:13 -0800 From: Josef Grosch To: Annelise Anderson Cc: allen campbell , grog@lemis.com, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ps2pdf (was: newbies mailing list) Reply-To: jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com References: <199803030441.VAA11558@const.> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.79 In-Reply-To: ; from Annelise Anderson on Tue, Mar 03, 1998 at 01:04:34AM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Mar 03, 1998 at 01:04:34AM -0800, Annelise Anderson wrote: > > > On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, allen campbell wrote: > > > > IMHO, HTML is the best choice for this documentation. HTML is > > I think HTML is great for reading on the screen (with Netscape or > Internet Explorer) and printing. But the handbook comes in 340 or so > HTML pieces. It is in this condition useless to me, although I know > other people like this sort of thing. So I usually read a latin1 > version with "less," if there's something I need to look at. > > John Fieber suggested once breaking the handbook into chapters (he > had 22 sections; 6 or 8 appealed to me) but the chapters were > available only on his server. > > I printed out the copy of the handbook that came with 2.0.5 (it was > ascii and had no control codes like ^H in it) using a little dos > program called pcbook.exe. This is one of those programs that makes > booklets; you take the paper out of the Laserjet and turn it over and > print the other sides, and then fold it, and it gets the page numbers > right. Actually I still use this version of the handbook because it's > convenient, even though it's out of date. > [ DELETED ] It is in fact very easy to produce a postscript version of either the FAQ or the handbook. Just cd in the directory with the sgml source and sgmlfmt -f ps [handbook|FAQ].sgml And out comes a postscript file. When I print a copy of the handbook I go looking for a HP laser printer that can print on both sides. It's really nice if you have a pack of pre-drilled laser paper. Josef "Killing trees" Grosch -- Josef Grosch | Another day closer to a | FreeBSD 2.2.5 jgrosch@MooseRiver.com | Micro$oft free world | UNIX for the masses To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message