Subject: Can I get a debiandoc package?

From: Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 15:33:08 -0700 (PDT)

Hello.  I would like to generate ps versions of the new
policy and programmer manuals which are formatted for letter
size.  I notice that sgml2latex does not work on the .sgml
files in the dpkg source, and that Ian uses a modified
debiandoc2html command.  Ian, is there a debiandoc2latex
program available?  Alternatively, could you provide a
letter-size version of the manuals?

Thanks.  Syrus.

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Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[email-masked]>    UCSD Physics Dept.

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From: "Susan G. Kleinmann" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 22:48:43 -0400

Hi Syrus --

You said:
> 
> I would like to generate ps versions of the new
> size.  I notice that sgml2latex does not work on the .sgml ...

If you'd just like to convert the existing postscript files (which
were formatted for A4 paper) to letter paper, then you can use:

psresize -Pa4 -pletter < policy.ps > policy.letter.ps

Ditto for programmer.ps.

To use the .sgml files, you'll need to fetch and install the DTD
that Ian used, then the conversion files he used.  

Good luck,
Susan Kleinmann

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From: Dale Scheetz <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 09:07:29 -0400 (EDT)

> letter-size version of the manuals?
This is a hack, and it's the first time I've found a "real" use for
Netscrape. Use Netscrape to open the html file, then choose file/save as
and change the file format from "Source" to "PostScript" and click "OK".
This should get you the format you want.

Luck,

Dwarf

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From: Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 10:14:46 -0700 (PDT)

> psresize -Pa4 -pletter < policy.ps > policy.letter.ps

Thanks Susan!  The first example in the psresize manpage is identical
to this line.  I just needed to know that psresize exists.

Thanks also to Dale!  But, the first method worked fine.

Cheers.  Syrus.