
so, jim, have you got that revised .pdf for me yet? oh yeah, and i'd also like to see a version that has perfect justification, rather than the ragged right? i'm not sure which i want, so i'd like to see both, ok? and one more thing, the illustrations seemed to be missing in the version you posted. can you fix that? thanks a lot, jim. and don't disappear on me yet... we're getting to the part when you learn something. *** marcello said:
I already generate PDF from RST in the lab.
oh, isn't that just precious... thanks to the little miracle of light markup, marcello is finally able to _do_ something, instead of just pounding his head against the t.e.i. specifications manuals, and he's so _pleased_ with himself, there in his "lab". i am conjuring up shades of menlo park... can't you just visualize the steamy beakers? he's actually _generating_ .pdf. amazing! yeah, yeah, the python community has been using r.s.t. to turn its manuals into .pdf form for a long time ago, but don't ruin all his fun! he is _generating_ .pdf! it must be akin to bringing _frankenstein_ to life! so exciting! dude, you could have been doing this in 2004, if you would have only _listened_ to me then... *** carlo said:
A5 is better than A4.
yes, yes, yes, and yes. only an imbecile creates a .pdf at letter-size. seriously. that's my #1 check to see if someone has a clue, the pagesize at which they've created their .pdf... if it's 8.5*11, i immediately dismiss 'em as an idiot. (congratulations jim! you passed that little test...)
It is more similar to the standard book size, and for print two pages in one is OK.
that's correct. and you need to educate the users that that's how they should approach a print-out. also, if someone wants large-print, they can have the a5 page _expanded_ to lettersize on printout.
If one size has to fit all, A5 is better than A4. ... But probably several combinations of size, margins and point size should be provided.
like i said above, don't forget justified versus ragged. and you should at _least_ let people choose between a serif font and a sans serif; that's the bare minimum. so how many different .pdfs have we generated now? and you'll still have people whining because they didn't get it the way that they _really_ wanted it... -bowerbird