"joost_1972" <joo### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
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> Bad. I really prefer the printouts, but you could think of dividing the
document
> up into smaller chunks to discourage people from printing the whole
document
> when they will only be using part of it (go greenish..)

Good idea  that's worth looking into .... Thanks

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"Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
> "joost_1972" <joo### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
> news:web.4a39fd70647a8f188456e1010@news.povray.org...
> > Bad. I really prefer the printouts, but you could think of dividing the
> document
> > up into smaller chunks to discourage people from printing the whole
> document
> > when they will only be using part of it (go greenish..)
>
> Good idea  that's worth looking into .... Thanks

Please don't.

For software that comes with a GUI (like POV-Ray for Windows), my preferred
choice of information source is - usually - the online help (if only because I
always know exactly where to find it).

For software that does *not* have a GUI (like POV-Ray for Unix), my preferred
choice of information source is one single PDF file. (As for collections of
HTML files, they're an inferior substitute: Aside from them typically being
ugly, you can't full-text-search them that easily. And please don't suggest man
pages - I'm just *using* Linux, I'm not *living* it :P)

No need to print it out that PDF. Just having it sit there, ready to be fired up
(on my secondary display), is enough. No need killing trees for me - but yes,
please do a PDF. A single one.

With a proper TOC, please.

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"clipka" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message
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> For software that does *not* have a GUI (like POV-Ray for Unix), my
preferred
> choice of information source is one single PDF file. (As for collections
of
> HTML files, they're an inferior substitute: Aside from them typically
being
> ugly, you can't full-text-search them that easily. And please don't
suggest man
> pages - I'm just *using* Linux, I'm not *living* it :P)

Yes, I would agree the the html solution is cumbersome and I prefer the
single pdf method myself. Don't worry man pages isn't even on the radar :-)

> No need to print it out that PDF. Just having it sit there, ready to be
fired up
> (on my secondary display), is enough. No need killing trees for me - but
yes,
> please do a PDF. A single one.
>
> With a proper TOC, please.

.... but of course!

Thanks Jim

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On 06/18/09 05:44, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> "Mueen Nawaz"<m.n### [at] ieeeorg>  wrote in message
> news:4a38fa2b@news.povray.org...
>>> Good idea .... or bad?
>> Bad.
>
> Because?

	Because of all the reasons others listed. Why should we force consumers 
to go green? It won't work. Those who wish to print will either just use 
some other software or shall find a way to print it. Someone will simply 
take the HTML docs and put it into one page and make a PDF out of it, 
and provide it for others.

-- 
Free advice is seldom cheap.


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"Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript printable
> versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to see
> what everyone thinks.
>
> Good idea .... or bad?
>

If one google search uses enough electricity to boil a cup of tea, then keeping
one recycled-paper printout for a lifetime versus googling every time you have
a syntax question (guilty, here) could be more green.

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Jim Holsenback wrote:
> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript printable
> versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to see
> what everyone thinks.
> 
> Good idea .... or bad?
> 
> Jim
> 

So you want people to burn coal instead??

-Mike

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SharkD wrote:
> Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript 
>> printable
>> versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to 
>> see
>> what everyone thinks.
>>
>> Good idea .... or bad?
>>
>> Jim
>>
> 
> So you want people to burn coal instead??

I prefer to burn government regulations.  Those seem to be in unlimited 
supply.

Regards,
John

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