[FM Discuss] Sugar User Guide print-ready PDF

[adam hyde]

hi,

why are their <strong> tags around the pre content? i imagine that is
what is causing the problems.

adam


On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 23:25 -0500, Anne Gentle wrote:
> Hm, not sure what's going on, I tried it again and I do see that the
> pre CSS code says to use courier in the Objavi form, but that's not
> what I'm seeing in the PDF output (screenshot attached,
> prenotcourier.jpg).
> 
> Originally we were talking about PRE not being used on the online
> either, but I've since added pre tags around the python code samples
> (screenshot attached, preonline.jpg). Prior to the Objavi update, the
> pre tags would prevent PDF generation completely (it would generate
> one blank page).
> 
> Thanks,
> Anne
> 
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 3:46 AM, adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
> > 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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