[Qgis-community-team] Manual update plans

[Otto Dassau]

Am Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:04:03 +0100
schrieb MORREALE Jean Roc <jr.morreale at enoreth.net>:

> Le 19/03/2010 16:49, Otto Dassau a écrit :
> > Am Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:36:38 +0100 schrieb MORREALE Jean
> > Roc<jr.morreale at enoreth.net>:
> >
> >> Le 19/03/2010 16:08, Werner Macho a écrit :
> >>> Hi! I'm mainly on finding new ways for translation and have to do
> >>> my own little project but if i can help you in any way just give
> >>> me something to write :) what about the transition to pdflatex?
> >>> Regards werner
> >>>
> >>> 2010/3/19, Otto Dassau<otto.dassau at gmx.de>:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I will try to update the manual during the hackfest until
> >>>> monday. I will just go through the todo list in the qgis wiki
> >>>> from top to bottom http://www.qgis.org/wiki/ManualTasks and see
> >>>> how far I get.
> >>>>
> >>>> I hope this is ok, although this breaks the contributor list
> >>>> we created together in http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Manual_Writing,
> >>>> but i think it would be good to catch up a little bit.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards, Otto _______________________________________________
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> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> a big +1 for pdflatex, the main steps are : - cp *.png ../finalpix/
> >> in each screenshot folders' makefile - add it to /usepackage in
> >> qgis_style.sty - pdflatex $(FILE).pdf in the main makefile - delete
> >> dvips and all the .eps call
> >
> > a big +1 also from me, but we should first update the content for
> > the last and then probably for the soon upcoming release, before we
> > start working on the pdflatex changes.
> >
> > If anybody has time to join me updating the manual I would be
> > thankful, of course. The task list is here:
> > http://www.qgis.org/wiki/ManualTasks, just pick a section, tell us
> > your plan and start :).
> >
> > Regards, Otto
> 
> the move to pdflatex is a "quick" work that have no impact on the 
> update's workflow, it fits well in the short time frame of the
> meeting. I'm still struggling to get a working texlive 2009's env but
> if do succeed I'll try to make the change in the french's branch and
> provide diff files to apply to the trunk before the hackfest. No
> promise.

ok, the hackfest is already running and I am working on the manual
right now. But anyway, if it is that easy to get pdflatex working we
will do it soon, once you checked out how - ok?

Regards,
 Otto