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Re: [Patch 3/5] Create html documents for all files in Documentation/RelNotes

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 15, 2012, 20:49 UTC
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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
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> Junio C Hamano venit, vidit, dixit 07.10.2012 22:53:
>> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
>> 
>>> [1] I would not be surprised if they do not actually format all that
>>>     well. Though they are written in an asciidoc-ish style, they have
>>>     not traditionally been formatted, and I suspect there are many small
>>>     errors (like improper quoting of metacharacters) in them.
>> 
>> They aren't even "errors". As far as I (who writes the release
>> notes) am concerned, they are straight text without any asciidoc
>> or markdown mark-up.
>
> I'm wondering: If it's neither markdown nor markup then what is it:
> marklevel, markeven or markstraight?
They are called plain text.
> On a different note: Is pdf really the format of choice for mobile
> platforms? I'd expect something that is "formatted" (markup) but can
> reflow text intrinsically, not only by making your pdf reader jump
> through hoops. HTML?

Yeah, I've been wondering if epub or something might be a better target myself.

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Message 13 of 23 in “Create single PDF for all HTML files”
  1. 0/5 Create single PDF for all HTML filesThomas Ackermann, Oct 6, 2012
  2. 1/5 Fix some asciidoc layout problemsThomas Ackermann, Oct 6, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2012
  4. Jeff KingOct 6, 2012
  5. Aw: Re: [Patch 1/5] Fix some asciidoc layout problemsThomas Ackermann, Oct 7, 2012
  6. 2/5 Create html documents for all files in Documentation/technicalThomas Ackermann, Oct 6, 2012
  7. Philip OakleyOct 6, 2012
  8. 3/5 Create html documents for all files in Documentation/RelNotesThomas Ackermann, Oct 6, 2012
  9. Philip OakleyOct 6, 2012
  10. Jeff KingOct 6, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2012
  12. Michael J GruberOct 15, 2012
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2012
  14. 4/5 Create html documents for all files in Documentation/howtoThomas Ackermann, Oct 6, 2012
  15. 5/5 Create pdf from all html filesThomas Ackermann, Oct 6, 2012
  16. Jeff KingOct 6, 2012
  17. Jeff KingOct 6, 2012
  18. Aw: Re: [Patch 0/5] Create single PDF for all HTML filesThomas Ackermann, Oct 7, 2012
  19. Jeff KingOct 7, 2012
  20. Michael J GruberOct 15, 2012
  21. Jeff KingOct 15, 2012
  22. Philip OakleyOct 8, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2012

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