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Re: Print PHP Manual [message #171403 is a reply to message #171393]

Sat, 01 January 2011 20:42

Graham Hobbs
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Hi Jerry,
Well that sums it up. I like hardcopy, makes for far easier reading
during down moments and usually quite educational. Tried ebooks in
another context but not comfortable and online is good for answering
specific questions at given moments. So guess I'll look into a PHP
book.
Graham

On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:38:52 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
<jstucklex(at)attglobal(dot)net> wrote:

> On 12/31/2010 10:11 AM, Graham Hobbs wrote:
>> Hi MG,
>> Thanks for the info.
>> Are you suggesting that printed double side there will be 5000 pages -
>> surely that must be with hints, tips, examples? Do you think there is
>> such thing as a 'core' manual'?
>> Can you imagine the time/cost of having a printing house print
>> thousands of little pages from a thousand little files, a likely
>> preponderance of half filled pages, what a waste of paper - is absurd.
>> I think Sherm or Bill suggested I unzip the gz file. I did that and I
>> think I saw rthe same as you .. multitudes of little files.
>> Is a single PDF file non existent?
>> Has already taken me a week to try and print this thing - nothing
>> should be this hard!
>> Graham
>> ---
>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:04:12 +0200, "MG"<nospam(at)nospam(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Graham Hobbs"<ghobbs(at)cdpwise(dot)net> wrote in message
>>> news:140qh6pe2at6me47cmskma256k5cpkle2k(at)4ax(dot)com...
>>>> Hello,
>>>> Have downloaded the en.html.gz and took it to Staples Office Supply so
>>>> I could get it printed on both sides of the paper. They couldn't even
>>>> read the file, never mind print it. Would the en.tar.gs have the same
>>>> problem?
>>>> Have I missed the availability of a PDF version (which I know Staples
>>>> can print)?
>>>> Please, thanks,
>>>> Graham H
>>>>
>>>
>>> I downloaded a version that is "lots of little html files".
>>> There are 10 000 of them!
>>> You will have quite a thick manual.
>>>
>>> MG
>>>
>>
>
> Graham, the manual isn't made for printing. It's made to be an online
> reference, and is therefore optimized for online viewing and searching,
> not printing.
>
> Unfortunately, I don't know of any PDF replacement for it, but from
> what's available online, the pdf is likely to be huge also - probably
> thousands of pages. There's a lot of information there!
>
> Your best bet might be to just get a book on PHP. Alternatively, you
> could get an ebook reader which reads html files. Not as good as a
> hardcover book, IMHO, but pretty nice.

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		Print PHP Manual By: Graham Hobbs on Thu, 30 December 2010 22:04
		Re: Print PHP Manual By: Sherm Pendley on Thu, 30 December 2010 22:14
		Re: Print PHP Manual By: Luuk on Fri, 31 December 2010 15:32
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		Re: Print PHP Manual By: Graham Hobbs on Thu, 30 December 2010 23:44
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