[FM Discuss] PDF generated example (blender)

[Julian Oliver]

oops, about a week late. i've been travelling.

..on or around Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 12:05:06PM +0200 adam hyde wrote: 
> hi,
> 
> I just thought I would do a quick follow up with an example of the PDF
> Luka is generating straight from HTML -> PDF using the new code he has
> developed.
> 
> There is an example manual online (Blender), it is located here:
> http://adam.engagetv.com/pdf/
> 
> The TOC is not in place yet, but you can see that its looking very nice.
> What is interesting to notice is that the formatting is 'book'
> orientated in this example - the PDF has page numbering and margins that
> alternate placing depending on whether they would be a left or right
> facing printed page. This is so we can produce print-ready PDF source
> from FM for integration with print on demand services.
> 
> The aim is to use lulu.com (but not exclusively) so that each maintainer
> can decide if there is a mark-up on the printed book and use the money
> for the further development of the manual. Interesting, for example, for
> a team like the Inkscape doc team as they could put a markup on their
> print on demand version of their manual and use the money towards more
> Book Sprints etc.
> 
> The PDF linked above is generated straight from the HTML source with a
> few small tag changes which we will have to build into the FM platform.
> The CSS that defines the look of the PDF is very simple and elegant (I
> have included it below).
> 
> Anyways, more news on this soon.

hey just quickly:

it looks really beautiful! love the rendering, layout and typographic
decisions in general. 

cheers

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julian oliver
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