"Jacob Carlborg" <d...@me.com> wrote in message news:hvr503$287...@digitalmars.com... > On 2010-06-22 14:51, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: >> On 06/22/2010 07:45 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote: >>> On 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote: >>>> Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I >>>> like >>>> the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL. >>>> >>>> Thanks for all the hard work Andrei. >>>> >>>> -=mike=- >>>> >>>> "Andrei Alexandrescu"<seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> wrote in message >>>> news:hu3hq6$2f0...@digitalmars.com... >>>>> Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of >>>>> TDPL >>>>> will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still >>>>> appears on the back cover and the spine.) >>>>> >>>>> The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have >>>>> become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 >>>>> readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Andrei >>> >>> What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one >>> with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example? >> >> That's the iPad edition :o). >> >> Now seriously, what happens is that what you see is exactly what went to >> the printer. I can configure colors for a color edition, but for now the >> publisher asked me for black and white. >> >> Andrei > > That's too bad. I can understand that the publisher want it in black and > withe but the PDF, it would have been nice to the PDF in color. > > -- > /Jacob Carlborg
Maybe the color PDF will be another collectors item ;-) -=mike=-
