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  Re: [Idea] User Documentation Project  
From: Maleko
Date: 23 Dec 1998 19:49:28
Message: <36818f98.0@news.povray.org>
I think it would be a great idea. Instead of sitting at the beach with 400+
pages of printed paper on a clipboard, i could have a cool bound book to
read while my kids are playing in the sand.

Twyst wrote in message <3681705a.0@news.povray.org>...
>I had a great idea recently...
>
>Do a "User Documentation Project"!
>
>I had the idea while noticing that the Pov-Ray docs, while complete, didn't
>go into much detail in certain cases, and there are people that DO know
>certain aspects very well. (John VanSickle comes to mind....).
>
>It seems to me that much of the manual could do with expanding on topics
>(Media is one example) and tutorials.
>
>So, here's the complete idea:
>1. With the pov-team's permission (please, can we?), rewrite the pov-ray
>docs.
>2. Make it available in a number of formats, from plain text to PDF format.
>3. I would ALSO like to be able to publish a spiral bound volume, and sell
>it at a minimal cost.
>4. I intend for this to be a "group" project. It's a daunting task for a
>single person.
>
>
>Twyst
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