[IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Local download page for 16 Sugar Related Floss Manual .pdf files

[Thomas C Gilliard]

Downloaded.

I will post it to sugarlabs link tonight.

Thanks
Tom Gilliard
satellit

James Simmons wrote:
> Thomas,
>
> I have generated a PDF for the Spanish version of MYOSA which does NOT
> have the funny characters in it.  I used the method used for creating
> a PDF for a printed book (OBJAVI II).  I did not do the work required
> to actually make a PDF good enough for a printed book.  All I did was
> take the defaults, and the title page is still in English because I
> don't know Spanish.  However, this PDF may suit your purposes better
> than what you have now.
>
> http://objavi.flossmanuals.net/books/ActivitiesGuideSugares-es-2011.01.21-18.28.05.pdf
>
> Be sure and copy this somewhere, as I don't think this link will work forever.
>
> James Simmons
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Thomas C Gilliard
> <satellit at bendbroadband.com> wrote:
>   
>> James;
>>
>> Thanks. It does look much better. I like the multiple formats to download.
>> You should announce this on the lists. Maybe you did and I missed it.
>>
>> These Manuals are an invaluable addition to sugar.
>>
>> I added a link to it here:
>>
>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Floss_Manuals
>>
>> Regards;
>> Tom Gilliard
>> satellit
>>
>> James Simmons wrote:
>>
>> Thomas,
>>
>> There is more than one kind of PDF from FLOSS Manuals.  The ones
>> available from the link on the website are good for reading online.
>> The other PDF is the one submitted to Lulu to create bound and printed
>> books.  This one might be better for reading on the XO with the Read
>> Activity too.
>>
>> If you want to compare the two kinds of PDF you can check out the PDF
>> at the Internet Archive for "Make Your Own Sugar Activities!":
>>
>> http://www.archive.org/details/MakeYourOwnSugarActivities
>>
>> The PDF you have included should be OK for your purposes, but I
>> thought you might benefit from knowing about the other kind.  The
>> second kind of PDF needs a custom style sheet and a fair amount of
>> manual effort to create, because it will be the basis for a printed
>> book.
>>
>> The Internet Archive is a good second home for any publications we
>> create.  For MYOSA I not only posted the PDF, I also generated EPUB
>> and MOBI (Kindle) formats and uploaded them.  One of the benefits of
>> the FM software is that it will generate an EPUB, which is easily
>> converted to MOBI using calibre.  This means you can have a nice ebook
>> for the Read Activity plus iPad and Kindle.
>>
>> James Simmons
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Thomas C Gilliard
>> <satellit at bendbroadband.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have uploaded 16.pdf files to:
>>
>> http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/floss_manuals/
>>
>> Links have been added to:
>>
>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Floss_Manuals
>>
>> I hope that this is an appropriate thing to do.
>> Having a local copy of the latest Manuals seemed like a good thing to do.
>>
>> (I am in the process of updating the Sugar Creation Kit.DVD and needed to
>> include them in it.)
>>
>> Tom Gilliard
>> satellit
>>
>> Re: [Sugar-devel] Git introductory material (Fwd: git top links: 2011-1)
>>
>> 01/19/2011 03:18 PM
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 09:11:26AM -0600, James Simmons wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, the FLOSS Manuals website seems to be having issues
>> this morning, but when it comes back up you should be able to find the
>> chapter and link to it.
>>
>>
>> Perhaps a copy of this book could be held on Sugar Labs infrastructure?
>>
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