Re: [web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-10 Thread Thadeus Burgess
I just wanted to clear something up, I don't mean any disrespect to django users. I am referring to the time when web2py vs django comparison was editable, there were many django users who would edit it and deface it. And we also know about those same django users trying to get web2py flagged is

Re: [web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread Jonathan Lundell
On Feb 9, 2010, at 4:52 PM, Thadeus Burgess wrote: > No anonymous edits... Django fanboys will deface it within minutes of > it going up I think that's best. Wikipedia expends an awful lot of effort cleaning up after defacers. > > -Thadeus > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Maria

Re: [web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread Thadeus Burgess
No anonymous edits... Django fanboys will deface it within minutes of it going up -Thadeus On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Mariano Reingart wrote: > Things already fixed: > - No anonymous edits, but changed > @auth.requires_membership('developer') to requires_login() > - Fixed create_page bu

Re: [web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread Mariano Reingart
Things already fixed: - No anonymous edits, but changed @auth.requires_membership('developer') to requires_login() - Fixed create_page bug - Full internationalization - Spanish translation Denes is working on more radical changes, and I'm working on timeline, wyswyg & pdf output. On Tue, Feb 9, 2

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread Richard
what kind of changes are you making? I read some reports about login problems, so do you think its worth allowing anonymous edits, like wikipedia permits? On Feb 10, 2:01 am, DenesL wrote: > BTW I am working on improving the web2py wiki app, maybe it will be > done today. > > On Feb 8, 11:43 pm,

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread selecta
denesL: looking very much forward to that, hope i can also use it to document my own code with it On 9 Feb., 16:01, DenesL wrote: > BTW I am working on improving the web2py wiki app, maybe it will be > done today. > > On Feb 8, 11:43 pm, Mariano Reingart wrote: > > > > > For the web2py spanish d

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread DenesL
BTW I am working on improving the web2py wiki app, maybe it will be done today. On Feb 8, 11:43 pm, Mariano Reingart wrote: > For the web2py spanish documentation wiki (btw using web2py-wiki) we > are working in several features, including wyswyg editing and pdf > output, to organize and transla

Re: [web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread Jason Brower
All those that think Massimo is either, 1. A total stud or 2. Freaking amazing. +1 Your a great guy Massimo. --- Warmest Regards, Jason Brower On Tue, 2010-02-09 at 06:36 -0800, mdipierro wrote: > Alexandre is right except this part is now partially solved. > None of the tools suggested here wor

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread mdipierro
Alexandre is right except this part is now partially solved. None of the tools suggested here worked in converting my Latex to wiki but I only used my own Latex macros so I stayed awake last night and wrote my own tool (works only with my own latex but works much better than anything else). I am le

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread Beerc
I suggest to look at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/msg/8bc0309e26c0cb84 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+u

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread Beerc
I suggest to see http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/msg/8bc0309e26c0cb84 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsub

Re: [web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-09 Thread Alexandre Andrade
Well, I never discuss about my clients needs. I just understand it and make the specification. 1. Documentation about web2py is poor. Everyone agree. 2. One reason for this is Massimo defines the new versions, and there is no roadmap. New features are added 'ad hoc' 3. Since Massimo decides what w

Re: [web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-08 Thread Mariano Reingart
For the web2py spanish documentation wiki (btw using web2py-wiki) we are working in several features, including wyswyg editing and pdf output, to organize and translate some kind of manual (and other minor updates to make the wiki more user friendly). To convert html to reST, using html2rst.py see

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-08 Thread Richard
On Feb 9, 11:58 am, mdipierro wrote: > I am not sure this is something people should vote on. to clarify, I wasn't calling for a vote on what to do with the manual - I acknowledge it is your IP. But ideas and feedback might be helpful. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-08 Thread mdipierro
Perhaps the wiki should be in latex. ;-) On Feb 8, 7:43 pm, Jonathan Lundell wrote: > On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:33 PM, mdipierro wrote: > > > I just tried pandoc (latex->rst>latex) and I end up with something > > that does not look at all like the original. > > It's the Second Law of Thermodynamics. L

Re: [web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-08 Thread Jonathan Lundell
On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:33 PM, mdipierro wrote: > I just tried pandoc (latex->rst>latex) and I end up with something > that does not look at all like the original. It's the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Latex and rst (or html) are not equivalent, and conversions in either direction are lossy (unles

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-08 Thread mdipierro
I just tried pandoc (latex->rst>latex) and I end up with something that does not look at all like the original. On Feb 8, 7:22 pm, Jonathan Lundell wrote: > On Feb 8, 2010, at 4:58 PM, mdipierro wrote: > > > If people know of a good tool to convert latex to wiki format and vice > > versa, I co

Re: [web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-08 Thread Jonathan Lundell
On Feb 8, 2010, at 4:58 PM, mdipierro wrote: > If people know of a good tool to convert latex to wiki format and vice > versa, I could use that. http://hutchinson.belmont.ma.us/tth/ looks like the best bet for latex to html; you could probably get from there to wiki. Back again? I could be wrong

[web2py] Re: PDF manual soon available online in HTML (maybe)

2010-02-08 Thread mdipierro
I am not sure this is something people should vote on. Let me resolve some of the issues on my side first. This should not be stopping anybody from writing howtos, examples and tutorials. this is complementary and putting everything together is a secondary step. If people know of a good tool to co