Bug#293562: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#293562: octave2.1-doc: Provide a pdf version
Dirk Eddelbuettel
Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd@debian.org>, 293562@bugs.debian.org
Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:34:44 -0600
On 21 February 2005 at 10:55, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
| * J=F6rg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de> [2005-02-04 10:33]:
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| > Package: octave2.1-doc
| > Version: 2.1.64-3
| > Severity: wishlist
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| > could you please provide a pdf version of octave.ps.gz, because pdf=
is
| > searchable and you can mark and copy from it.
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| I am not sure we want to increase the size of the package by adding
| redundant material. What is wrong with the following:
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| $ gunzip -c < /usr/share/doc/octave2.1-doc/octave.ps.gz \
| | ps2pdf - /var/tmp/octave.pdf
| $ xpdf /var/tmp/octave.pdf
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| What do the other member of the Debian Octave Group think?
I think if you properly create the pdf from the dvi, you do in fact get=
better searching, indexing, thumb-size page images etc pp.
Someone had filed a similar bug against one of my other packages, and I=
added
the pdf. It is a better format.
Dirk
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