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

[Thomas C Gilliard]

Thomas C Gilliard wrote:
> Downloaded.
>
> I will post it to sugarlabs link tonight.
Done:
http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/floss_manuals/ActivitiesGuideSugares-es-2011.01.21-18.28.05.pdf
>
> 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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