[Bf-docboard] Simple request: CVS module name for Blender docs?

[Stefano Selleri]

> 1) Unfortunately, the doc sources (xml files) on the CD contained in:
> DocumentationSource/Book-2.3-sources.tar.gz
> are NOT the sources for the new printed Guide. 
> Almost all of the xml files are dated Nov. 27, 
> 2003, and appear to be the same as the Sep. 22, 
> 2003, PDF version.  (To the extent that things 
> didn't change between versions (e.g., screenshots 
> especially), this older version is useful, 
> though.)

Yup, I know, maily because DTP people didn't use DocBook...
hence there are NOT sources of the Guide...
 
Anyway are dated Nov 2003 because that was the delivery date... 
and are not the same as September!

> 2) Is there any reason (technical or otherwise) 
> not to make the snapshot of doc sources as they 
> went to the printer available?  
Sure, technical, DTP people used InDesign or whatever, proprietary
software... who would be interested in that?

>And further, to 
> compile and release a PDF of that snapshot? 
> Note: It would be very useful to have a full PDF 
> of the printed guide (as close as possible, e.g., 
> the same pagination) to refer to when dealing 
> with problems in the printing of the guide.
No way, unless some big DocBook guru
writes a CSS & DTD for that :)

Furthermore the LaTeX capacity (LaTeX builds PDF) are already 
exceeded by the guide, so we will probably *never*
have a single PDF but rather a separate PDFs for each part
(Unless, again a DocBook guru...)
> 3) I know that Stefano (and others?) are working 
> on restructuring the doc sources; thus the delay 
> and the incremental release of sources.  But with 
> the XML tools I'm using, I can't browse the 
> released material very easily with all the broken 
> references.  Can anyone give me any suggestions 
> here?  Do I need to just look at the released 
> material piece by piece?  (Stefano, any estimate 
> on when the full set will be out?)
Thats only me :)
Well, I won't be at ofice the rest of the week, I have
high workload today, DTP people gave me back *uncut*
images so I must cut them... I bet 1st of May...