gnat docs

gnat docs

[Chris Morgan]

Since GNAT 3.11p is "due" out any minute, I went and took a look at my
GNAT documents. It turns out I've been getting by with drafts of the
documents from GNAT 3.07 dated November 1996, so when the 3.11 release
finally hits the net I'd like to get the latest documentation printed
off. 

I was just thinking that presumably a lot of other GNAT users will do
the same, and I have a question : could we get a nicely printed and
bound batch of these done (maybe by the FSF?). I'd pay typical FSF
prices for each which I understand produces a modest profit for
them. I like to sit on my couch and read sharply printed text, so
html, info and .txt files aren't sufficient!

The public release of GNAT is now on a similar or slower timescale to
things like Java or Perl which O'Reilly manages to keep tabs on with
commercial titles, but I do realise the GNAT user community is
somewhat smaller, hence my idea that a FSF-type print-run may be
justifiable. 

Thanks,

Chris
-- 
Chris Morgan <mihalis at ix.netcom.com>		http://www.mihalis.net
	         "At least my mother isn't on the 
                  cover of Crack Whore magazine"

Re: gnat docs

[David C. Hoos]

Chris Morgan wrote in message <87lnk8owt0.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com>...
>
>Since GNAT 3.11p is "due" out any minute, I went and took a look at my
>GNAT documents. It turns out I've been getting by with drafts of the
>documents from GNAT 3.07 dated November 1996, so when the 3.11 release
>finally hits the net I'd like to get the latest documentation printed
>off.
>
>I was just thinking that presumably a lot of other GNAT users will do
>the same, and I have a question : could we get a nicely printed and
>bound batch of these done (maybe by the FSF?). I'd pay typical FSF
>prices for each which I understand produces a modest profit for
>them. I like to sit on my couch and read sharply printed text, so
>html, info and .txt files aren't sufficient!
>
>The public release of GNAT is now on a similar or slower timescale to
>things like Java or Perl which O'Reilly manages to keep tabs on with
>commercial titles, but I do realise the GNAT user community is
>somewhat smaller, hence my idea that a FSF-type print-run may be
>justifiable.
>
There are Postscript versions of the documents in the distribution, and
Ghostscript, a three-hole punch, and a three-ring binder put together a
sharply-printed text that goes pretty well with a couch!

Re: gnat docs

[Chris Morgan]

"David C. Hoos" <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com> writes:

> There are Postscript versions of the documents in the distribution, and
> Ghostscript, a three-hole punch, and a three-ring binder put together a
> sharply-printed text that goes pretty well with a couch!

yes I know that, my current documentation is postscript printed, but I
prefer the proper binding and the smaller page size of the FSF printed
books, obviously ymmv.

-- 
Chris Morgan <mihalis at ix.netcom.com>		http://www.mihalis.net

Re: gnat docs

[dewar]

In article <87lnk8owt0.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com>,
  Chris Morgan <mihalis@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> them. I like to sit on my couch and read sharply printed
> text, so
> html, info and .txt files aren't sufficient!

Note that the documentation is also distributed in
postscript form, suitable for immediate high quality
printing.

Robert Dewar
Ada Core Technologies

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