From owner-freebsd-doc Thu Sep 19 9:50:35 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6A8E37B401; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:50:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mf2.bredband.net (pop02.lab.bredband.com [195.54.122.120]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11D4543E77; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:50:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from daniel.tourde@bredband.net) Received: from c-738572d5.023-68-73746f42.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se ([213.114.133.115]) by mf2.bredband.net with ESMTP id <20020919165216.QNDM8373.mf2@c-738572d5.023-68-73746f42.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se>; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:52:16 +0200 Subject: We, poor Eurpoeans.... From: Daniel Tourde To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, blackend@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.5 Date: 19 Sep 2002 18:50:28 +0200 Message-Id: <1032454228.392.2.camel@maerlyn.bredbandsbolaget.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hello, I am a newbye with FreeBSD. I have used RedHat Linux for several years now but I gave a try to FreeBSD lately and, so far, I am EXTREMELY happy and impressed by it. I have however a simple problem that leads to these very simple remarks: I am a European, this means that, by this side of the atlantic ocean, the paper format is named A4 and is 29.4 cm long and 21 cm large (1 inch = 2.54 cm). I would like to print the FreeBSD handbook (to begin with) and to read it comfortably at home. I looked on the FTP site and I found 4 main formats for the handbook: pdb rtf ps pdf I cannot open either the .pdb or the .rtf files with AbiWord. Word opens the .rtf file but somehow, all the figures have disappeared and to be honest, I don't really like Microsoft Word... The .ps and .pdf files are in the American letter format, not in A4 and here, in Europe, we do not have letter format paper.... Here is my question: Wouldn't it be possible to have generated automatically (that is to say ready for download and print, for newbye like me...) the books in A4 format? The available manuals are single-sided. At work I have access to a printer that can print in double side (with a more than 500 pages manual, this is a BIG advantage...), isn't it possible to also have manuals in single AND double-sided format? By double-side manual I am referring to manual with an extra-margin for the cover (different for odd and even pages and pages number on the left then on the right...) If this is not possible because of the size of the files on the FTP server, could you please leave a README files explaining how to regenerate the .ps and .pdf from the handbook source file and with the different possible options. As I said, I am a newbye and certainly not familiar with the secrets of DocBook... To sum up: Now there are available manuals in letter single-sided format (pdf, ps) Isn't it possible to put on the FTP site as well: letter double-sided A4 single-sided A4 double-sided (.pdf and .ps). I think this is just a matter of modifying slightly some scripts. I simply don't know yet where they are and how to modify them, otherwise I would have done it myself. If this becomes too many files, just a README file on the FTP website, summing up how to generate the .ps and .pdf according to the needs and wishes of anyone. I propose (but this is just a suggestion) that a margin of .75 inch for the A4 format to be used where 1 inch is used in letter format and 1 inch where 1.25 inches is used in letter format. In double-side format, an extra margin (for the cover, odd, even, odd...) of 0.25 inch could be used. I have also an other question. I have installed FreeBSD at home and looked under /usr/share/doc/. There I found the books but so far, the only format I can read is the .txt format. Is there a package to install to get the manual sources and/or the .ps and .pdf manual as well? Thanks in advance for any answer. Best regards Daniel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message