The problem with PDF is that people hungry to test it won't be able to easily C&P code and so... So it would be great to attach the code with an example project, isn't it?
thanks alex f El 21/07/2009 17:11, JohnMc escribió: > Benigno, > > I am right there with you. When I sent the draft out I was looking for > feedback. So slap it around and offer recommendations. > > The primary reason I did it in Scribus was I could get the formatting > the way I wanted it. The fact it is PDF is probably more germane. > > JohnMc. > > On Jul 21, 9:00 am, Benigno<bca...@albendas.com> wrote: > >> Sorry I got lost on this discussion, >> >> I'd be happy to help document with example PayPal to start with. As >> for document formats, I have never used scribus. I am ok, with LaTex, >> and Beamer and Sphinx. >> >> However, I think a little structure would be needed on the format >> this documents would be shared, and reviewed (which I think is vital), >> as the way they may be produced may vary depending on how and where >> they will be shown. So, I do think a bit of consensus should be >> reached before commiting to writing documentation. >> >> Cheers, >> Benigno. >> >> On Jul 21, 6:35 am, Yarko Tymciurak<yark...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> anyway, since I'm Scribus-ing other things, I'll go with you on that here... >>> perhaps we can share master pages, etc. so the slew of stuff (eventually) >>> has some "common"-ish look to it. >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Yarko Tymciurak<yark...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> (and yes, on looking again, sure: reST doesn't address the 1st 2, nor does >>>> (if I'm getting you) LaTex (by itself, nor TeX in general), troff, or any >>>> of >>>> the wiki markups, nor XML-ish stuff.... >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Yarko Tymciurak<yark...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> :-) Ahh, mercy at last! ;-) >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:27 PM, JohnMc<maruadventu...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yarko, >>>>>> >>>>>> I could go into a long histronic on document systems and disparate >>>>>> roles for each but I will pass. I'll just close with the comment that >>>>>> the four roles are distinct and not to be merged. Learned that at >>>>>> Xerox. >>>>>> >>>>>> JohnMc >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 20, 10:49 pm, Yarko Tymciurak<yark...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:41 PM, JohnMc<maruadventu...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yarko, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Understand your viewpoint as well. Documentation is a 4 part process >>>>>>>> >>>>>> - >>>>>> >>>>>>>> create, edit, format, distribute. reST is excellent on the last 2 >>>>>>>> points and bordering on sad on the first two. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> BTW - didn't mean to sound harsh, but this mis-info, topic is wearing >>>>>>> >>>>>> on >>>>>> >>>>>>> me... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From a strictly structural analysis of your argument, you seem to want >>>>>>> >>>>>> to >>>>>> >>>>>>> INTEGRATE in stead of separate the 4 processes you describe (want them >>>>>>> coupled). For Scriptus, I've seen create/edit tool lists that are >>>>>>> bafflingly rich and long. Editing text is... editing text; With >>>>>>> >>>>>> Scribus >>>>>> >>>>>>> you can insert a layout box, and put in it the output of LaTex >>>>>>> >>>>>> (processed), >>>>>> >>>>>>> or reST. so the editing is still separate. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It seems to me the argument you are making is one of workflow, and >>>>>>> >>>>>> prefering >>>>>> >>>>>>> not to deal w/ markup languages (of any kind) if at all necessary, and >>>>>>> >>>>>> I >>>>>> >>>>>>> don't know that I disagree with you.... it's just that I don't find >>>>>>> >>>>>> markup >>>>>> >>>>>>> languages all that troubling (heck , used nroff and troff for years - >>>>>>> >>>>>> was >>>>>> >>>>>>> the best way to self generate a book / paper, well before "Word" ... or >>>>>>> >>>>>> even >>>>>> >>>>>>> Microsoft! existed). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But I'm just toying with you - I don't mean to dismiss you, merely show >>>>>>> >>>>>> the >>>>>> >>>>>>> circularness of these arguments. There's nothing wrong with Sphinx. >>>>>>> >>>>>> Theres >>>>>> >>>>>>> nothing wrong with LaTex; there's nothing wrong with Scribus. All >>>>>>> >>>>>> require >>>>>> >>>>>>> some learning (now, if you want to mush it all together, let's just >>>>>>> >>>>>> use >>>>>> >>>>>>> open office and be done). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kindly, >>>>>>> Yarko >>>>>>> > > > > -- Alejandro Fanjul Fdez. alex.fan...@gmail.com www.mhproject.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
