Bug#293562: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#293562: octave2.1-doc: Provide a pdf version

2005-02-21 Thread John W. Eaton
On 21-Feb-2005, Rafael Laboissiere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | If nobody objects, I am going to | replace the PS files by the PDF files in the octave2.1-doc package. I don't object. I've been thinking of adding a PDF version of the manual to the core distribution. Now I've done that. I also a

Bug#293562: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#293562: octave2.1-doc: Provide a pdf version

2005-02-21 Thread Rafael Laboissiere
* Rafael Laboissiere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-02-21 16:02]: > I think you mean pdf from texi. I tried the following: > > (cd doc ; TEXINPUTS=".:./..::" texi2pdf octave.texi) > > and the generated octave.pdf is perfect. If nobody objects, I am going to > replace the PS files by the PDF

Bug#293562: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#293562: octave2.1-doc: Provide a pdf version

2005-02-21 Thread Rafael Laboissiere
* Dirk Eddelbuettel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-02-21 07:34]: > I think if you properly create the pdf from the dvi, you do in fact get > better searching, indexing, thumb-size page images etc pp. I think you mean pdf from texi. I tried the following: (cd doc ; TEXINPUTS=".:./..::" texi2pdf o

Bug#293562: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#293562: octave2.1-doc: Provide a pdf version

2005-02-21 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
On 21 February 2005 at 10:55, Rafael Laboissiere wrote: | * Jörg Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-02-04 10:33]: | | > Package: octave2.1-doc | > Version: 2.1.64-3 | > Severity: wishlist | > | > could you please provide a pdf version of octave.ps.gz, because pdf is | > searchable and you can mark

Bug#293562: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#293562: octave2.1-doc: Provide a pdf version

2005-02-21 Thread Jörg Sommer
Rafael Laboissiere schrieb am Mon 21. Feb, 10:55 (+0100) : > * Jörg Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-02-04 10:33]: > > > Package: octave2.1-doc > > Version: 2.1.64-3 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > could you please provide a pdf version of octave.ps.gz, because pdf is > > searchable and you can ma

Bug#293562: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#293562: octave2.1-doc: Provide a pdf version

2005-02-21 Thread Rafael Laboissiere
* Jörg Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-02-04 10:33]: > Package: octave2.1-doc > Version: 2.1.64-3 > Severity: wishlist > > could you please provide a pdf version of octave.ps.gz, because pdf is > searchable and you can mark and copy from it. I am not sure we want to increase the size of the pac