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Public Beta - PDF Manual
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:59 pm
by dorjun driver
Is there going to be a 2nd Edition reflecting game play changes, &c, &c, &c? In particular, updating/fixing the screen shots to reflect the accompanying text? If not, and if it doesn't violate any DMCA stuff, I'ld be happy to give it a shot. Either officially or unofficially.
Catcher in the Rye fans need not comment...[8|]
Cheers,
Doug
RE: Public Beta - PDF Manual
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:09 pm
by Erik Rutins
Not for Update 1. Eventually, I'd say yes. If you'd like to try this yourself as an unofficial project, feel free.
RE: Public Beta - PDF Manual
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:53 pm
by dorjun driver
Super. So, from whom do I obtain the [font="times new roman"]TEX [font="arial"]source code?[/font][/font]
RE: Public Beta - PDF Manual
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:38 pm
by Erik Rutins
Sorry, it was done with Adobe InDesign and we're not giving that file out.
RE: Public Beta - PDF Manual
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:26 am
by dorjun driver
InDesign? Still using What You See Is All You Get? How 20th century! [>:]
I'll break out EMACS and parse the PDF backwards and Bob's your uncle. Lithp thtil rulth!
Erik, thanks for your goodly works.
Sis pro expedio, instruo pro obfuscation.
Groton was great, but not that great.
RE: Public Beta - PDF Manual
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:19 am
by davidjruss
dorjun driver ,
Will you therefore be attempting to re-write the manual sections such as 5.1.3.10 which are incorrect ?
DavidR
RE: Public Beta - PDF Manual
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:33 pm
by dorjun driver
The long answer would be "No." (I think I see where Terminus is coming from, God help me...)
Without the source code, any changes to the manual would be a cut and paste job at best. While I'm not a big fan of continuity and stuff like that, cohesion does have its place, and to backtrack the index and contents pages would be an exercise in, what's the word I'm looking for... Sancta Maria!, even EMACS has its limits!
And that my friend, is the short answer.
Is it coffee time yet? It's too late in the morning for whisky.
DACE,
Doug