Changeset a630bdb9 for README

Timestamp:

03/07/2001 08:50:52 PM (23 years ago)

Author:

Gerard Beekmans <gerard@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.0-rc1, 10.1, 10.1-rc1, 11.0, 11.0-rc1, 11.0-rc2, 11.0-rc3, 11.1, 11.1-rc1, 11.2, 11.2-rc1, 11.3, 11.3-rc1, 12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.5-systemd, 7.6, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.7-systemd, 7.8, 7.8-systemd, 7.9, 7.9-systemd, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, arm, bdubbs/gcc13, ml-11.0, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, s6-init, trunk, v3_0, v3_1, v3_2, v3_3, v4_0, v4_1, v5_0, v5_1, v5_1_1, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/lfs-next, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/pip3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

f43b17b

Parents:

e286188d

Message:

Modified PS and PDF file creation

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@261 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

File:

• README (modified) (1 diff)

README

@@ -46 +46 @@
         /usr/bin/lynx -dump nochunks.html > output.txt
 
-XML to PDF:
+XML to PS and PDF:
 -----------
 First create the NOCHUNKS HTML file, then convert by starting
-/usr/bin/htmldoc. Personally I use the htmldoc GUI. It's easier to use
-than the slew of command line options you can use.
+htmldoc. You can use the GUI and select the options. If you're
+satisfied by the default options you can run this command:
 
-In the GUI, click on the "Add Files..." button on the Input tab and
-select the NOCHUNKS HTML file. Then click the "PDF" button on the
-Output tab and enter the output file name in the "Output Path" box.
-If you don't want to change other options, click on the "Generate"
-button and wait a few seconds.
+        /usr/bin/htmldoc --book --firstpage p1 -v -t <type> \
+                -f <output> nochunks.html
 
-XML to PS:
-----------
-First create the NOCHUNKS HTML file, then convert by starting
-/usr/bin/htmldoc. Personally I use the htmldoc GUI. It's easier to use
-than the slew of command line options you can use.
- 
-In the GUI, click on the "Add Files..." button on the Input tab and
-select the NOCHUNKS HTML file. Then click the "PS" button on the
-Output tab and enter the output file name in the "Output Path" box.
-If you don't want to change other options, click on the "Generate"
-button and wait a few seconds.
+replace <type> by pdf13 to create pdf file or replace <type> by ps3 to
+create ps file. There are other pdf and ps levels, see the man page for
+possible other options. Replace <output> with the filename of the ps or
+pdf file that is to be generated.