I will be glad to explore adding this. It would be nice to be able to read these documents on a reader device.
>From what I recall from previous discussions, there are a series of tools that generate the documentation in the various formats. Would I be correct in assuming that to address this, we would simply need to add this format to the tools, causing them to generate these new types of files? Robert On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> wrote: > Package: doc-base > Version: 0.10.5 > Severity: normal > > Hi, > > It would be nice if doc-base could support the epub format > for doc-base documents. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB > > The similar bug for the OpenDocument Text format is found at: > http://bugs.debian.org/477306 (from A.D. 2008) > but there have been no action over 5 years. > > Debian doc-base Manual section 2.3.2.2 (Format sections) needs update > too. > > Addressing fundamental program design issues such as listing translation > documents together to make it easy to see and providing localized > explanation texts are difficult but adding support for newer popular > format entries should not be too hard. It's about time we take care > these. > > I also think useless entry for SGML should be marked deprecated. > > Regards, > > Osamu > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: jessie/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > Foreign Architectures: i386 > > Kernel: Linux 3.11-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages doc-base depends on: > ii libuuid-perl 0.05-1 > ii libyaml-tiny-perl 1.56-1 > > doc-base recommends no packages. > > Versions of packages doc-base suggests: > ii khelpcenter4 4:4.11.3-1 > ii rarian-compat 0.8.1-5 > ii yelp 3.10.1-1 > > -- no debconf information > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-doc-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131123052336.GA17875@goofy.localdomain > > -- Warmest Regards, *Robert W. Oliver II*Website <http://rwo2.com/> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoliver>| Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/rwoii> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/rwoliver2>| Google+ <https://plus.google.com/u/0/110280022729487168955> Check out my latest book – The Bravest of Souls<http://www.thebravestofsouls.com/>
