Re: hard to read handbook.pdf in text system

I have run into this as well. `make config` used to offer text and HTML. Now it just offers PDF. I think HTML is standard, but I may be mistaken.

Having the format in a text-readable format is a good idea.

-Henrich


Feb 16, 2023, 22:01 by dufresnep@zoho.com:

> I have installed very recently from what was probably:
> https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-PRERELEASE-amd64-20230204-d07eb716f35d-254363-disc1.iso
>
> When I got at the end of installation I choosed to install the handbook.
>
> When I booted on the system, I first searched in my home directory, then in /root, then after a while I saw the
> link to it in motd (message of the day) after logging in.
>
> I navigated to said directory to find a handbook in pdf format.
>
> So I installed lynx, and read the handbook online. Was able to get to a working well enough graphical system.
>
> Other people have remarked the oddity of the thing (to expect people on a text system to read the pdf file that explain how to install the graphical system).
>
> I am asking here because you are supposed to be interested in 13.2 development at this time if I understood right.
> But maybe I am suppose to ask to documentation team... unsure.
>
> My wish would be that the installer would install a text version of the handbook.
>
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