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Old 09-26-2010, 11:57 AM   #16
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Default Re: AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF

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I have converted the manuals to pdf.
Thanks alot!
Procrastination tends to dominate my Amiga activities, so I never got around to it myself
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Old 09-26-2010, 01:12 PM   #17
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Default Re: AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF

That link you gave seems to be dead...
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Old 09-26-2010, 02:26 PM   #18
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Default Re: AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF

Sorry but which manual are you talking about. If I read from my tiny booklet that came with the CD it says... ' What is in the AmigaOS3.9 box .. In the box you will find this manual and one AmigaOS 3.9 CD-ROM '

OK I am reading from the manual .. Its like six pages long and the other half is in German. It is pretty much the same for OS3.5.
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Old 09-27-2010, 04:26 AM   #19
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Default Re: AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF

I am about to start converting the manuals to Amigaguide, I will let you know when they are complete and put them on my website.

I am converting them manually, so it may take a while.

I looked into writing a script to change HTML to Amigaguide, but decided against it. Converting Amigaguide to HTML wouldn't be too hard, there is a site that does this: http://www.symbolengine.com/amiguide/ but HTML to Amigaguide would take a lot of work, but maybe one day...
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Old 09-27-2010, 08:43 AM   #20
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I have used HTML 2 Guide, some time ago to try to accomplish the same task. It works, but requires some cleanup (the graphic images).

Maybe you could start with that program, as a base, and then continue cleaning the layout of the generated amigaguides.

Get it at:

http://aminet.net/text/hyper/HTML2Guide.lha
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Old 09-29-2010, 01:09 PM   #21
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I have used HTML 2 Guide, some time ago to try to accomplish the same task. It works, but requires some cleanup (the graphic images).

Maybe you could start with that program, as a base, and then continue cleaning the layout of the generated amigaguides.

Get it at:

http://aminet.net/text/hyper/HTML2Guide.lha
Tried that, but the resulting code needed a lot of cleaning up, and the navigation messed up, so I think doing it by hand would be the quicker option.

Just to let you know, I'm half way through the AREXX manual, the others will follow in a while.

I'll post when they're done, just pop back every now and then until they're done to see the progress. It's very tedious and time consuming, that's why progress is a bit slow!
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Old 09-29-2010, 02:09 PM   #22
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Tried that, but the resulting code needed a lot of cleaning up, and the navigation messed up, so I think doing it by hand would be the quicker option.

Just to let you know, I'm half way through the AREXX manual, the others will follow in a while.

I'll post when they're done, just pop back every now and then until they're done to see the progress. It's very tedious and time consuming, that's why progress is a bit slow!
Great! Well done
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Old 10-01-2010, 05:46 AM   #23
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Hi

I've been converting the OS3.9 manuals from HTML to Amigaguide for a few days now, and didn't have a means of highlighting Amigaguide code in my editor, so I wrote my own for Gedit on Linux.

You can download it from: http://www.maxiwebs.co.uk/gedit-amiga/

I doubt it's perfect, but it's a start. Let me know if anyone can improve on this.

Hope this is of use!
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Old 11-22-2010, 12:00 PM   #24
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Default Re: AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF

Just to let you all know, I've converted the AREXX, hard disk and installation manuals to AmigaGuide and I'm working on the Workbench and AmigaDOS manuals.

Download from:-

http://www.maxiwebs.co.uk/amigaos3.9-manuals/

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Old 11-22-2010, 04:53 PM   #25
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Thank you!!!
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Old 01-14-2011, 11:22 AM   #26
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Just to let you know, I have redone the manuals site to make you feel more at home... Hope you like it! The address is http://amiga.maxiwebs.co.uk. Please spread the word! Now I've done this, I can get back to converting the rest of the OS3.9 manuals into AmigaGuide.
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Old 01-14-2011, 11:48 AM   #27
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Is there such a site for the 3.1 manuals as well?
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Old 01-14-2011, 12:21 PM   #28
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Default Re: AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF

Not that I'm aware of, but if you have PDFs, text files or copies of them, I'll have a go at converting them to AmigaGuide.
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Old 01-14-2011, 01:43 PM   #29
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Default Re: AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF

People, this idea with PDF manuals is fantastic, I support that absolutely...

I always wanted to get "OS3.9 Das Buch" in english PDF version, but there are no such thing, no?

It is nice to "dig" and configure OS by yourself, but those of you who want "out of the box" solution when things go wrong must try ClassicWB OS39.

That is most fantastic thing which can be prepared on Winuae, additionally configured to suit your needs (for example I added CD ROM drivers and some apps with keys) and than saved as zip archive so your Amiga can be restored in initial state in 10 minutes.

I am thrilled with that pack, I tried other packs too put this one rocks. And after that find, now I see PDF copies of user guide, now that is too good to believe!
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