Re: hard to read handbook.pdf in text system

Just FYI:
The commit below (on ports, misc/freebsd-doc-en) re-allowed
HTML handbook.

 https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/misc/freebsd-doc-en?id=65985e68b04ebc41504bf5a014b0ebdd2868fc54

Note that other languages are not yet re-allowed.


On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:28:38 +0100 (CET)
henrichhartzer@tuta.io wrote:

> 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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