Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:47:19 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> To: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Smaller line length for FORMAT="txt" Message-ID: <20050103144719.GA21883@gothmog.gr> In-Reply-To: <1104360913.36165.2.camel@tomcat.kitchenlab.org> References: <20041229205031.GC38432@gothmog.gr> <1104360913.36165.2.camel@tomcat.kitchenlab.org>
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On 2004-12-29 14:55, "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@freebsd.org> wrote: > If memory serves me right, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > Any objections to the following minor change to the doc makefiles? > [snip] > > > The problem described in the PR is caused by the ``large'' line-width of > > the ASCII text format. Currently, this is set to 78 characters, but in > > sysinstall's dialogs we have at least 2 characters less in each line > > because of the dialog decorations. > > > > I completed a full doc/ build today with this patch. I don't think it > > breaks anything very important, so I would be glad if this was committed > > some day. > > I ought to know the answer to this, but what happens to screenshots or > very wide <pre></pre> elements? This is not an objection, just a > question. The change I suggested affects only the text versions of the docs. I haven't had a chance to proof-read everything, but I did check the text version of the Handbook. The <PRE> elements are left unchanged, so they extend past 72 columns. - Giorgos
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