Re: [Chicken-users] Manual update

[Felix]

Peter Keller wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2002 at 08:08:21AM +0200, Sven Hartrumpf wrote:
>
> > On 29 Aug 2002, Peter Keller <address@hidden> wrote: 
> >
> > > However, I still need to split up the gigantic manual.tex file into
> > > smaller pieces that represent these sections.
> >
> > Do we really want that?
> > manual.tex is more like a medium-sized document in the TeX world.
> > A one-file approach has many advantages:
> > - easy global changes and consistency checks (terminology etc.)
> > - easy to handle with modern hardware and editors (one big manual.tex
> >  might have been a problem in the 80's :-) )
> > - ...

First things first: Pete, the manual looks great! Many thanks for
the work you've done here - this is exactly as it should be.
Much appreciated!

I agree with Sven that a single .tex file simplifies many things,
but I understand the point Peter is making. Since the HTMP/PS/PDF
files should already be part of the distribution, the user
shouldn't have any hassle with separate documentation parts.
And it makes restructuring easier - which will probably be needed.


cheers,
felix