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On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:14:32 +0100 Paul Sutton wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Grant Sewell wrote: > > On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:56:22 +0100 > > Rob Beard wrote: > > > >> On 29/04/10 19:43, Paul Sutton wrote: > >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>> Hash: SHA1 > >>> > >>> Talking of Ubuntu courses > >>> > >>> http://ubuntu-manual.org/ > >>> > >>> printed it costs Â6.17 which isn't bad really > >>> > >>> I think its worth it, > >>> > >>> anyway also downloadable for free, (pdf) however LaTeX was used to > >>> write the book as far as I am aware anyway. > >>> > >>> Paul > >>> - -- > >>> Paul Sutton > >>> www.zleap.net > >>> > >> Looks good, is there any option to purchase in bulk (haven't looked > >> yet). > >> > >> Just thinking of maybe a bulk LUG purchase. > >> > >> Rob > > > > I will have a chat with the Reprographics dept. at College (my work) > > and see how much it costs for printing in various formats: > > + Double-sided A4 (with and without binding) > > + Shrunk and printed double-sided A5 (with and without binding) > cool, however is a5 easily readable (screen shots need to scale and > still be useful), it also increases the thickness of the manual by 2, > is a4 a good size? however worth looking into options > > the a4 manual should be out soon right now the download is for US > letter size paper, fine for on screen reference. To be honest, I have rarely had problems allowing Letter-sized documents automatically resize to A4 upon printing. I haven't looked over this (the Ubuntu Manual) in any depth, so I don't know (yet) whether to expect resizing related problems - I'm supposed to be marking coursework at the moment! :D > > Incidentally, I picked up an absolute tonne of empty CD/DVD boxes > > from a fellow Freecycler t'other day. I haven't had time to go > > through them yet and see how many are usable, but there's a lot of > > 'em! > > > > Grant. > > yay, sounds good, perhaps we can really start to push open source if > we can give people something that looks professional. > > Paul I will most likely keep some back for personal use, but it was my intention to keep a stock of them for LUG usage. If someone can come up with a nice CD and DVD case insert then I can ask about having those printed and cropped at work too. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html