[IAEP] [FM Discuss] Sugar User Guide print-ready PDF

[adam hyde]

On Wed, 2009-04-01 at 21:04 -0500, Anne Gentle wrote:
> Hi all -
> With the new release of Objavi on FLOSS Manuals, the Sugar User Guide
> has no more broken parts! Can I get an "Oh yeah!"?
> 
> I see a couple of decision points to be made here so I'm
> double-checking my next steps.
> 1. The fixes in Objavi mean that the screenshots of code in the
> Modifying Sugar chapter can go away. But, even though the online
> version displays with PRE tags, the Objavi-generated PDF file does not
> use monospaced fonts for the code samples. So, do I go forward with
> screenshots of monospaced fonts, and lose the copy/paste of the code?
> Or do I stick with text-based code samples even if they're not going
> to be in monospaced font in the book? Or is there a third option that
> I'm missing?

ok. now i geddit. i thought you were talking about the online manuals.
Anne - we can alter the fonts in the objavi CSS. PDF has as standard the
Courier font, so I changed the CSS to :

pre {font-size:8pt; -pdf-keep-with-next: true; font-family:courier;}

can you try it again?


adam

> 
> 2. I think the Lulu>Amazon path is acceptable for FM for now and I'd
> like to continue with that process. Does that sound okay? If yes, then
> I need to purchase the ISBN, get a cover with the ISBN on it, and
> upload 2 print-ready PDFs, then order a proof copy. It's about USD$125
> initial outlay.
> 


> Thanks for your help with these decision points.
> Anne
> 
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