Scott
There is no respect in which Volume 1 is obsolete. We are considering
chunking it up into more manageable pieces and issuing those as
separate eBooks and trying to find a way to make the entire volume
available electronically (pricing and related issues) but the volume
remains solid a
I'm excited about Volumes 2 and 3, but I ordered Volume 1 several weeks
ago (from Runtime) and it's disappointing to know that it's obsolete
before I even receive it. Sigh..
Dr. Scott Steinman
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Judy.
LOL.
Yeah, as far as that remark goes, you're right.
I mean, I'd really like to understand: (a) how an index on a
full-text-searchable document adds enough real value to make it worth
the time and cost of compiling it; and (b) how such an index should
differ, if at all, from an index f
Dan,
Basically, what you're saying is that anything done crappily is crap and
anything done well is good.
That's true.
More l8r when I'm in a better mood ;-) :-/
Judy
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Dan Shafer wrote:
> Judy.
>
> Strong opinion. I disagree. I know you come from an education
> perspe
Richard-
Saturday, February 26, 2005, 11:44:08 AM, you wrote:
RG> Agree, but darn it's a lot of work. I made the task-oriented index for
RG> SuperCard 2.5's documentation, it came to about 15-20% of the total
RG> cost. And people still complained that it wasn't complete enough. :)
It never is.
Judy.
Strong opinion. I disagree. I know you come from an education
perspective and perhaps that's shaping some of what you are feeling but
my experience says:
1. Creating indexes is subjective at best. A great index can help make
the contents of a printed work more accessible; a poorly don
Mark Wieder wrote:
I think it's not enough just to have an index, it has to serve a
purpose as well. I do use the printed docs, but the ability to search
the online docs is a great tool. And pdf indices seem to serve as a
nice middle ground, allowing for thematic groupings as in a table of
contents
Judy-
Friday, February 25, 2005, 8:01:20 PM, you wrote:
JP> Printed books simply MUST have an index. I really believe that PDFs
JP> should too.
Well, the printed rev 2.0 docs have an index, but it's just a list of
functions with the page number each is defined at. Since the whole
book is alphab
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:21:25 -0800 (PST), Judy Perry
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Okay, Graham,
I am sorry; I did not intend to make you the personal target of my
rant.
It's just that I have been requesting this "feature" for quite some
time
now.
Judy
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Judy Perry wrote:
Not a
Okay, Graham,
I am sorry; I did not intend to make you the personal target of my rant.
It's just that I have been requesting this "feature" for quite some time
now.
Judy
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Judy Perry wrote:
> Not an excuse.
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Not an excuse.
Printed books simply MUST have an index. I really believe that PDFs
should too.
Judy
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, graham samuel wrote:
> Well, indices can be written - we might get volunteers to do it. In
> fact I might be such a volunteer for one or more of the books. Forces
> you to r
There's a lot you don't know about me, Ken!
Dan
On Feb 25, 2005, at 1:37 PM, Ken Ray wrote:
On 2/25/05 7:22 AM, "Jim Hurley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dan,
Good news. Thank you for *your* patients with us.
Patients? I didn't know Dan was a doctor...
;-)
Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Web site: h
On 2/25/05 7:22 AM, "Jim Hurley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Good news. Thank you for *your* patients with us.
Patients? I didn't know Dan was a doctor...
;-)
Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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But they DO tend to be searchable. I understand that's not a complete
answer, but it's one of those famous trade-off thingies.
dan
On Feb 25, 2005, at 8:16 AM, Judy Perry wrote:
A, yes, but the problem with online docs is that they tend not to
have
an index.
Judy
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Robert
h the book form when someone actually
orders
a book.
Cheers,
Jonathan
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Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 2:28 AM
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Subject: Re: News of Shafer eBook Publication Plans
Gl
On Feb 25, 2005, at 5:22 AM, Jim Hurley wrote:
I hope this isn't too much to ask, but I would like a volume dedicated
to my personal DNA. I think RunRev already has a copy; it is
apparently encapsulated in my multi-digit license code.
If we can figure out how to write a program in Rev to decode
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:16:16 -0800 (PST), Judy Perry
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A, yes, but the problem with online docs is that they tend not to
have
an index.
Well, indices can be written - we might get volunteers to do it. In
fact I might be such a volunteer for one or more of the books.
A, yes, but the problem with online docs is that they tend not to have
an index.
Judy
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Robert Brenstein wrote:
> The problem with printed manuals is that they are always behind as
> they need a few months lead time for production and require more
> manpower. And with the
, 2005 10:46 AM
To: How to use Revolution
Subject: Re: News of Shafer eBook Publication Plans
On 2/25/05 6:45 AM, "Lynch, Jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Aren't there small-scale publishers that specialize in per item
> printing? Basically, you send them a pdf
On 2/25/05 6:45 AM, "Lynch, Jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Aren't there small-scale publishers that specialize in per item
> printing? Basically, you send them a pdf of the book, and a list of
> customers with addresses. They print the book on a double-sided printer,
> bind it on one of th
ers
a book.
Cheers,
Jonathan
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Glad to hear about this but I only just ordere
Dan,
Good news. Thank you for *your* patients with us. We never know what
we want until we get it. Thank you, as well, for your dedication to
Run Rev.
I like the idea of quantizing the subject matter to suit individual
needs. I hope this isn't too much to ask, but I would like a volume
dedicat
Glad to hear about this but I only just ordered Volume 1 yesterday!
Pity about the lack of print publishing as I like to read manuals
AWAY from the computer.
I would hope the Runtime people will consider forming some of the
more basic booklets into a users guide as the current documentation
is
Glad to hear about this but I only just ordered Volume 1 yesterday!
Pity about the lack of print publishing as I like to read manuals
AWAY from the computer.
I would hope the Runtime people will consider forming some of the
more basic booklets into a users guide as the current documentation
is
At 00:56 25/02/2005, you wrote:
Dear Fellow Revolution User:
Dear Dan
As you know, Runtime Revolution and I have been working for some months
trying to find a conventional publisher to handle the second and third
volumes of my "Software at the Speed of Thought" book series. I appreciate
your p
Me, too.
Try to hit some Kinkos or Kinkos-like establishment where, given that they
actually possess the most recent version of Reader, they can print and
bind same for you.
Kinkos = self-serve photocopiers and computer biz PLUS professional
printers biz. Somewhat copious in the US, or at least S
Glad to hear about this but I only just ordered Volume 1 yesterday!
Pity about the lack of print publishing as I like to read manuals
AWAY from the computer.
I would hope the Runtime people will consider forming some of the
more basic booklets into a users guide as the current documentation
is
Sounds good. Will definitely be a customer...
..h
On 25.2.2005 03:14, "Robert Brenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> First, I am going to release, over the next nine months, at least 10
>> new mini-books in electronic form covering many of the topics you
>> were expecting to see in Volumes 2
First, I am going to release, over the next nine months, at least 10
new mini-books in electronic form covering many of the topics you
were expecting to see in Volumes 2 and 3, but taking a different,
more topical approach. These eBooks will be offered for sale at
prices ranging from $5 to $10
Great news Dan. I have subscribed to several of the Take Control books
produced by TidBits and find it a very good model, allowing me to pay
for the bits I need and ignore the stuff I am not interested it, or
already know.
Good luck,
Sarah
On 25/02/2005, at 10:58 AM, Dan Shafer wrote:
Dear Fell
Dear Fellow Revolution User:
As you know, Runtime Revolution and I have been working for some months
trying to find a conventional publisher to handle the second and third
volumes of my "Software at the Speed of Thought" book series. I
appreciate your patience while we worked on this problem.
T
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