Actually I think html is my most preferred format since if it's done well, one can navigate quickly and efficiently arounbd in the document. On Thu, 15 Jun 2006, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > t curious. > > What format do you all like your online electronic documentation in? I > mean as choices plain text, HTML, postscript, PDF, info (compiled from > teXinfo), man pages, etc. > > I'm asking this partly because I'm fixin' to build some Slackware based > packages for Exim and others and have a choice as to what kind of > documentation to include. In particular, Exim has I think four > different formats available for their documentation and would be added > separately when installed. I really don't wanna bloat the package with > four different formats so hence my question. I'm personally torn > between HTML and info. The HTML versions are easiest to include where > info, you have to be careful with the global dir file. > > Anyway, I just thought I'd ask to get other people's ideas on this > subject. I have a Slackware compatible package for Exim 4.62 ready to > go as soon as I work out the manual preference. I could actually leave > it as is with their plain text format and let the end user fetch the > other formats on their own. I will also have Slack packages for Speech > Dispatcher and Speechd-up available shortly. > > - -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFEkZG9WSjv55S0LfERA/gpAKDdiIxg8BiwOPq3VUJ754y+WMkCIwCg0Aj7 > 9/JWfFv3EDh2TpkAI1coXTw= > =an2F > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > so long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men. -- Voltarine de Cleyre.
