Re: [racket] Documentations in PDF/PS format

2012-01-04 Thread Eli Barzilay
7 hours ago, Matthias Felleisen wrote: > It exists in PDF, e.g., http://pre.racket-lang.org/docs/pdf/guide.pdf Note that those are the versions from the nightly builds, which are different in some parts from whatever release you might be using. The versions for the stable releases are available

Re: [racket] Documentations in PDF/PS format

2012-01-04 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
I find it very convenient to load documentation on an e-reader. PDF isn't the only format to consider, either. EPUB and MOBI (for the Kindle) often work better. On Jan 4, 2012, at 7:57 AM, Matthias Felleisen wrote: > Pardon my lack of knowledge. I haven't gotten interested in e-readers yet. >

Re: [racket] Documentations in PDF/PS format

2012-01-04 Thread Ryan Culpepper
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

Re: [racket] Documentations in PDF/PS format

2012-01-04 Thread Matthias Felleisen
Pardon my lack of knowledge. I haven't gotten interested in e-readers yet. But if this is true for all e-readers, then perhaps we should generate a second set of PDFs for e-readers. -- Matthias On Jan 4, 2012, at 10:20 AM, nitralime wrote: > Thank you! > > For reading on an eBook Reader an

Re: [racket] Documentations in PDF/PS format

2012-01-04 Thread nitralime
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,

Re: [racket] Documentations in PDF/PS format

2012-01-04 Thread Matthias Felleisen
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 > > > > Racket U

[racket] Documentations in PDF/PS format

2012-01-04 Thread nitralime
Hello folks! Is there a (simple) way to convert Racket documentations (e.g. Racket Guide) into PDF/PS format? Regards Nik Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users