Dave, If you are looking for an WYSIWYG ePub editor then Sigil is an Open-Source multi-platform one. Some of the other major editors also have options to output in epub format.
Dave Walker Tel: +44 (0)1707 652791 Mob: +44 (0)7999 218953 Web: http://www.itimpi.com Skype: itimpi > -----Original Message----- > From: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users- > boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] On Behalf Of Plastic > Sent: 07 February 2011 10:58 > To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com > Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Approaches to parsing in SuperBASIC > > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 4:34 AM, Dave Walker <iti...@ntlworld.com> > wrote: > > > Just a suggestion - if you are going to work on producing a better > version > > of the manual then I would suggest that PDF is NOT the best format. > It > > does not tend to display well on modern ereader type devices, and > does not > > support features such as text-flow if font sizes are zoomed. I > would > > suggest that a format such as epub is better, and failing that the > standard > > fall back of word format. It is easy enough to create PDF files from > these > > formats, but going the other way is much harder and sometimes > impossible. > > If you had a book in epub format then a program such as Calibre can > easily > > convert it into HTML suitable for use on a web site. > > > > I agree with you. I said PDF just because it's the most accessible > format. I > use Pages and LibreOffice (was OpenOffice) on the Mac. If there's a > good > ePub tool I can use I would happily use it. > > My primary focus for the manual is web format, so people can access it > on > their PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads... EVERYWHERE! It'll allow people to > overview commands, see their origin/version, have code snippets you can > cut'n'paste, etc... > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
