Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 10:32:39 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> Cc: gclarkii@freebsd.org, freebsd-doc@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changes to the handbook Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951221102503.6852B-100000@fieber-john.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <199512202252.XAA13540@keltia.freenix.fr>
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On Wed, 20 Dec 1995, Ollivier Robert wrote: > If it can be done easily, why not. As it refer for some things to the > handbook by way of links, it would be easier to print and distribute. It can be done easily, but separating it back out will require some adjustments to the cross referencing mechanism. Namely, internal references will have to become external (i.e. URL) references when the FAQ is generated as a stand-alone document. Actually, now that I think about it, the change to sgmlfmt should be trivial. > I still think it's too big for the handbook... The handbook is what, 300 > pages ? That would add at least 40 pages... Then again, I'd say the typical size for most software handbooks on the market here in the states is closer to 500 pages. -john == jfieber@indiana.edu =========================================== == http://fieber-john.campusview.indiana.edu/~jfieber ============
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