Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Handbook as epub

[Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Steven J Long
<slong@rathaus.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
> Michael Mol wrote:
>
>> I'd like to have the Handbook in a format convenient for reading in
>> ebook readers.
>>
>> Now, I know I could take the existing HTML files and convert them, but
>> I think it'd be nicer if I could get the handbook maintenance scripts
>> to automate a conversion process, and then I could download the epub.
>>
>> Who would I talk to get something like that in the works?
>>
> You'd talk to the Documentation project:
> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gdp/index.xml

I'll poke at these this evening, probably.

>
> aiui most of the people listed there aren't that active outside their
> own area; for ages nightmorph had been under a load of pressure, until
> swift rejoined the project.
>
> See the bottom of the page for contact details; you'll most likely want to
> join their mailing list. There's also a link to understanding the pretty
> simple GuideXML used. (I have to say it's one of the few applications of
> XML I really like.)
>>
>> (I've also got an idea about autogenerating, e.g. Android apps, so
>> that I could get up-to-date versions of the handbook on my phone and
>> tablet at all times. But I'd need to learn a bit more before I knew
>> how to autogenerate that.)
>>
> Sounds good :-) If you need help with scripting there's the "Portage &
> Programming" forum, the gentoo-devhelp ML, #gentoo-dev-help (yes they're
> hyphenated differently) #bash and #awk, and ofc #friendly-coders on irc
> server: chat.freenode.net. IRC really is worth getting on to if you're not
> already online as it's _really_ easy to get expert help quickly (so long as
> you bear in mind it's all voluntary and shelter from the beasts in a
> friendly channel;) and practically all the devs are there in various places.
> --
> #friendly-coders -- We're friendly, but we're not /that/ friendly ;-)

I'm on just under two dozen channels on Freenode right now. You'll
notice me as 'mikemol'. I'll add to my lurk set. :)



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