Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:28:38 +0100 (CET) From: henrichhartzer@tuta.io To: Paul Dufresne <dufresnep@zoho.com> Cc: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: hard to read handbook.pdf in text system Message-ID: <NPNcwzv--3-9@tuta.io> In-Reply-To: <1865c3f2a77.d8c426ef98619.7810515437835370312@zoho.com> References: <1865c3f2a77.d8c426ef98619.7810515437835370312@zoho.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
I have run into this as well. `make config` used to offer text and HTML. Now it just offers PDF. I think HTML is standard, but I may be mistaken. Having the format in a text-readable format is a good idea. -Henrich Feb 16, 2023, 22:01 by dufresnep@zoho.com: > 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. > >
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?NPNcwzv--3-9>