The pdf/printed book style is based on this: http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/
Massimo On Saturday, 22 December 2012 17:40:20 UTC-6, Kostas M wrote: > > Ok, I will try to show what I mean, since these things it is kind of > personal choice, and I am not a dtp designer, but still... > I have attached two views (pdf book, and on-line) of the same page of the > documentation. My comments are: > > - The Header and sub-header of the online version consume less space, > and are more discernible at the same time. Many times as I am searching > for > a specific sub-header in the printed book, I miss to locate its place > quickly. The printed sub-headers try to denote their presence by the use > of *italics*, which usually are meant to distinct special words. In > the online version, subheaders are much more distinguishable, through much > *larger font**, and the use of bold*. > - The font used on the online version is much more 'friendly', and > computer oriented. Versus the printed font, which reminds me formal law > letters... > - The space around the code examples in the online version is bigger, > giving 'breathing space' to the eye. Note also that the code has more > space > horizontally (among the letters), which resembles more the real console > input view. Compare for instance the -i 127.0.01 -p 8000 between the > printed and online versions. > > I hope I made my point clear.. > > > --
