I think beautifying vimdoc would be a good thing (though I don't really dig the dead tree version). I think maybe even expanding it so that it's more book like (maybe with examples from the list / web) might even be a good thing.
I think a starting point would be to decide on a document format (tex probably?) and a conversion process so that the book is easily updated with the upstream? ... and a git for this to live (someone's github probably). I worry about the process of design by committee though... if I have a pull request where I use some font, who decides if its good or not? On Apr 10, 2012 12:36 PM, "Phil Dobbin" <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 10/04/2012 16:59, Andre Majorel wrote: > > > On 2012-04-05 22:32 +0100, Phil Dobbin wrote: > > > >> There doesn't seem to have been much of a positive response however to > >> the idea in general so taking that into account if the vim list is > >> ambivalent towards it, I'm not so sure it'll pan out with anyone else. > >> > >> It wouldn't take an Everest type effort to typeset it to a degree (Lulu > >> accept pdf files) & it should, of course, look as well set as possible. > > > > A straight conversion to PostScript of the help files would not > > be very difficult but it wouldn't be very good either. > > > > I've written a hack that darkens the colours and replaces the > > default font by something less rotten than courier (my beef is > > not with the fixed spacing, it is with that particular font). > > > > psbind -2 to print 2-up (4 pages per sheet). > > > > To do : a form-feed per chapter, global page numbering and > > everything else I'm forgetting. Maybe a page number after each > > link but that would mean reflowing. > > > > The manual is not very useful without the reference, IMO. > > > > I've also been looking at Pandoc (been pretty busy of late so haven't > had much time). > > I'm still very keen on the idea however so if you want maybe we can pool > resources (along with anybody else of course)? > > Cheers, > > Phil... > > - -- > But masters, remember that I am an ass. > Though it be not written down, > yet forget not that I am an ass. > > Wm. Shakespeare - Much Ado About Nothing > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.17 (Darwin) > Comment: §auto-key-locate cert pka ldap hkp://keys.gnupg.net > Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPhGGbAAoJEKpMeDHWT5ADcJQH/1txoH3bveWjzqf1zV0gwl9x > gvOjKVtlR6Xj1cEjKQD77+ZCMYR6MwcTdCgEmZA7TnIxzjf9UYkgBvSXkUhzF3xe > 0EUINaz2KtBWVrhFa0apjoSKa265GgUhb1WDJyiqshAafmOvyMKmdnUu4B5YAbW+ > EcQ9kmr8nevPkZpquvwSh3voOgnIMQd4T4zNQhzFWhCz7uQiLi+NgF1mDfHweq7L > yHW/x5rRA6WMqOVHrIfFDwi7T5zMHKhDrFaD5kZpXxqmkG5tbD/ELZ9CwSgO1dip > PSuRxux2XINzcjV2mbixtV0SlQtBeAUE/IeEOYOpo4U7hr1fCSWDTriJhmUiMKs= > =olUF > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
