Hi Paul, On 10/07/11 00:50, Paul Vinkenoog wrote: > Do you know why the isql guide was never published until now? It seems you > updated it in October 2009 - wasn't it ready yet? Sorry, been away for a few days, just back. Been in Dorset sampling cider! ;-)
As far as I can recall, I've never updated the isql manual! However looking at "cvs log" i see the following: ====================================================================== revision 1.3 date: 2009/10/20 19:15:40; author: normandunbar; state: Exp; lines: +2513 -2301 All Firebird Command Line Utilities now have a separate stand alone manual. Old inro, outro and appndx 'chapters' no longer required and have been deleted. ====================================================================== So it seems that I *have* updated it. I have no idea why it was never published except that I have an email from you which reads as follows: ====================================================================== Hi all, The fbutils-isql chapter is in CVS now. For whoever picks it up (probably Norman himself), these are some points that need attention: - Spaces around interpunction (on the wrong side / too many / none). I've corrected a number but there are probably some left. - <screen> elements with lines that are too long for the PDF. - <userinput> elements that appear screwed up in the PDF. This may be a stylesheet error somewhere. Don't know if it will take long to fix, but the problem can also be circumvented by converting to <screen> or <command>. - Improper use of <emphasis> and some other elements, which may arouse the suspicion of the DocBook Semantics Police. - Some of the SHOW examples, while enlightening, are extremely long. They could be truncated after 6-8 lines and followed by ".." - Some lists (esp. nested lists) could benefit from compact spacing. (BTW, we still have to implement compact spacing in the HTML stylesheet.) - Some tables need (proportional) width attributes to make them more presentable in the PDF. The above are some issues I've noticed, but I've not read the entire chapter intently, so there may be more. Greetings, Paul Vinkenoog ====================================================================== So it seems as if it wasn't quite ready for publication as it would break the pdf version. I'll have a look at it ASAP. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean Startup Secrets Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Firebird-docs mailing list Firebird-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-docs
