You could also use scribble to render a manual as a single HTML page
(plus CSS files and images). Then you can use a program like Calibre to
convert the HTML to ePub.
Here's the command I used to render the Racket Guide:
raco scribble \
--html \
--dest /tmp/guide/ \
++xref-in setup/xref load-collections-xref \
--redirect-main http://docs.racket-lang.org/ \
collects/scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl
And here are instructions for Calibre:
http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/12/convert-to-epub/
When I tried it, the ePub version looked reasonable in the Calibre
viewer, although there were some spacing problems with typeset code. The
HTML->Mobi version was unusable on my actual Kindle (left margin way too
big), but HTML->ePub->Mobi looks okay.
You might have to replace some of the CSS files to hide unnecessary
parts, fix the formatting, etc. See the scribble manual for
changing/adding CSS. If you (or anyone else!) would like to contribute
ebook-friendly CSS for scribble, I'm sure we can find a place for it.
Ryan
On 01/04/2012 08:20 AM, nitralime wrote:
Thank you!
For reading on an eBook Reader an overall larger font (e.g. at 14pt)
would be more pleasant! "Times" is terrible for sizes smaller than 12pt!
I would generate a pdf version with a font size at 14pt
using Palatino/Consolas, if I could do it myself.
(An ePub format, if possible at all, would be even better.)
Regards
Nik
PS: By the way, how did you get to http://pre.racket-lang.org/
<http://pre.racket-lang.org/docs/pdf/guide.pdf> from Racket's main site?
On 01/04/2012 03:07 PM, Matthias Felleisen wrote:
It exists in PDF, e.g., http://pre.racket-lang.org/docs/pdf/guide.pdf
On Jan 4, 2012, at 9:00 AM, nitralime wrote:
Hello folks!
Is there a (simple) way to convert Racket documentations (e.g. Racket
Guide) into PDF/PS format?
Regards
Nik
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