[Geoserver-users] GeoServer PDF User manuals

Hello,

I’ve got a few quick questions for everyone concerning the GeoServer PDF user manual:

How many of you are:
Aware that a PDF version of the GeoServer User manual exists.
Use the PDF User manual or find it useful.

If you were not aware of its existence, would you find a PDF user manual useful?

Preliminary evidence suggests that despite the fact that we build it every release, it is not actually getting used (in part because there is no easy way of getting it, since it is not getting put up on the download site right now).

Thanks,

Torben

Hello Gavin,

It contains the same information as the online docs, just in PDF form.

Torben

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On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Gavin Medley <medley@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi Torben,

I was not aware it existed. Is there more information there than in the online docs? If so I would definitely use it. If not, it’s all the same to me.

-Gavin

On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Torben Barsballe <tbarsballe@anonymised.com…> wrote:

Hello,

I’ve got a few quick questions for everyone concerning the GeoServer PDF user manual:

How many of you are:
Aware that a PDF version of the GeoServer User manual exists.
Use the PDF User manual or find it useful.

If you were not aware of its existence, would you find a PDF user manual useful?

Preliminary evidence suggests that despite the fact that we build it every release, it is not actually getting used (in part because there is no easy way of getting it, since it is not getting put up on the download site right now).

Thanks,

Torben


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I can say that I am aware of the PDF version, but find myself doing a simple Google search for my normal help needs (or the Users list).

If I was in a disconnected or closed environment, I.E. government or military installation, I would find the PDF extremely valuable as this would be the only option to get help into said environment.

My opinion only.

Chris Snider

Senior Software Engineer

Intelligent Software Solutions, A Polaris Alpha Company

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Hello,

I’ve got a few quick questions for everyone concerning the GeoServer PDF user manual:

How many of you are:

Aware that a PDF version of the GeoServer User manual exists.

Use the PDF User manual or find it useful.

If you were not aware of its existence, would you find a PDF user manual useful?

Preliminary evidence suggests that despite the fact that we build it every release, it is not actually getting used (in part because there is no easy way of getting it, since it is not getting put up on the download site right now).

Thanks,

Torben

hi Torben,

On Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:22:24 -0700, Torben Barsballe wrote:

...
I've got a few quick questions for everyone concerning the GeoServer
PDF user manual:

How many of you are:
    Aware that a PDF version of the GeoServer User manual exists.
    Use the PDF User manual or find it useful...

we are aware of the existence of the manual and we do include it as
part of the documentation of our product which bundles a GeoServer
release w/ its installer.
--
cheers;
rsn

You would also be able to download the html manual, admittedly that is not very searchable offline.

For example:

For comparison here is the same manual as a PDF:

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On 20 June 2017 at 13:42, Chris Snider <chris.snider@anonymised.com> wrote:

I can say that I am aware of the PDF version, but find myself doing a simple Google search for my normal help needs (or the Users list).

If I was in a disconnected or closed environment, I.E. government or military installation, I would find the PDF extremely valuable as this would be the only option to get help into said environment.

My opinion only.

Chris Snider

Senior Software Engineer

Intelligent Software Solutions, A Polaris Alpha Company

Description: Description: Description: cid:image001.png@anonymised.com

From: Torben Barsballe [mailto:tbarsballe@boundlessgeo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 2:22 PM
To: geoserver-devel <geoserver-devel@anonymised.comsourceforge.net>; geoserver-users@anonymised.comsourceforge.net
Subject: [Geoserver-devel] GeoServer PDF User manuals

Hello,

I’ve got a few quick questions for everyone concerning the GeoServer PDF user manual:

How many of you are:

Aware that a PDF version of the GeoServer User manual exists.

Use the PDF User manual or find it useful.

If you were not aware of its existence, would you find a PDF user manual useful?

Preliminary evidence suggests that despite the fact that we build it every release, it is not actually getting used (in part because there is no easy way of getting it, since it is not getting put up on the download site right now).

Thanks,

Torben


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