Re: hard to read handbook.pdf in text system
- In reply to: henrichhartzer_a_tuta.io: "Re: hard to read handbook.pdf in text system"
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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:20:09 UTC
Just FYI: The commit below (on ports, misc/freebsd-doc-en) re-allowed HTML handbook. https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/misc/freebsd-doc-en?id=65985e68b04ebc41504bf5a014b0ebdd2868fc54 Note that other languages are not yet re-allowed. On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:28:38 +0100 (CET) henrichhartzer@tuta.io wrote: > I have run into this as well. `make config` used to offer text and HTML. Now it just offers PDF. I think HTML is standard, but I may be mistaken. > > Having the format in a text-readable format is a good idea. > > -Henrich > > > Feb 16, 2023, 22:01 by dufresnep@zoho.com: > > > I have installed very recently from what was probably: > > https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-PRERELEASE-amd64-20230204-d07eb716f35d-254363-disc1.iso > > > > When I got at the end of installation I choosed to install the handbook. > > > > When I booted on the system, I first searched in my home directory, then in /root, then after a while I saw the > > link to it in motd (message of the day) after logging in. > > > > I navigated to said directory to find a handbook in pdf format. > > > > So I installed lynx, and read the handbook online. Was able to get to a working well enough graphical system. > > > > Other people have remarked the oddity of the thing (to expect people on a text system to read the pdf file that explain how to install the graphical system). > > > > I am asking here because you are supposed to be interested in 13.2 development at this time if I understood right. > > But maybe I am suppose to ask to documentation team... unsure. > > > > My wish would be that the installer would install a text version of the handbook. > > > > > > -- Tomoaki AOKI <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>