DESIGN: New CTP2 Game Manual

[Gilgamensch]

Still haven't finished, but Yes you might be right, maybe only the first time is difficult.

The only thing, is it still easy to convert to pdf including graphics?

(haven't started on graphics yet..........)

[child of Thor]

Thanks for the links Peter,J bytheway and The Big Mc

I've been going ahead with some stuff in a format i'm comfortable with - it can later be hacked up and converted into the final format of choice(i'll keep it txt for now). As i mentioned before - i think the main work may come later, when we can see what the release version of the new game will exactly be like, and its been play tested and commented upon.

[The Big Mc]

Originally posted by child of Thor
The Big Mc

I pinched it of page 1 of this very thread

[child of Thor]

well i wasn't going to say anything if you didn't

nice steal by the way

So can anyone see any problems if i just go ahead with a simple text restructure, i'll probably use wordpad or maybe word. Will it be easy to paste any text into later PDF/HTML standard(i would guess so)?

[Maquiladora]

As long as its in txt format and in clear easy to read manner, someone can copy/paste into html page and dot some pictures around it, make it look special

[Gilgamensch]

for HTML, PDF and even this fancy Latex (makes me think of something else ) txt is fin for the moment.

[The Big Mc]

now now

[Solver]

When a Linux guru friend introduced me to Latex two years ago... I was thinking along the same lines as Gilg .

[Locutus]

There's a big difference between Latex an LaTeX It's not even pronounced the same way...

[Solver]

Certainly not by geeks like you .

[Mirimunchkin]

child of Thor
Hi
I'm kinda 'new kid on the block' so I thought I'd better introduce myself.
Although I've 20+ yrs IT experience it's all mainframe stuff (CICS, COBOL, TSO, that sort of thing) so, while I can more or less understand the coding mails, I can't really give any help with the modding.
BUT, I'm now a freelance copy-editor/proofreader so, if you ever need help with anything to do with the Manual/Tutorial(s?) drop me a line.

For what it's worth, way back in the 20th century I designed 6 military simulation boardgames which were commercially marketed. So I do have rules-writing experience, and some knowledge of game theory.
I've also just acquired ReadIris Pro 9 software, which is supposed to be able to convert most file formats into most other file formats,
Hope I can help.

[child of Thor]

Originally posted by Mirimunchkin
child of Thor
Hi
I'm kinda 'new kid on the block' so I thought I'd better introduce myself.
Although I've 20+ yrs IT experience it's all mainframe stuff (CICS, COBOL, TSO, that sort of thing) so, while I can more or less understand the coding mails, I can't really give any help with the modding.
BUT, I'm now a freelance copy-editor/proofreader so, if you ever need help with anything to do with the Manual/Tutorial(s?) drop me a line.

For what it's worth, way back in the 20th century I designed 6 military simulation boardgames which were commercially marketed. So I do have rules-writing experience, and some knowledge of game theory.
I've also just acquired ReadIris Pro 9 software, which is supposed to be able to convert most file formats into most other file formats,
Hope I can help.

Hey Mirimunchkin

Yeah thanks for the offer, and when i've done my bit and others have done theirs, we may well call upon your skills to polish everything up

Oh and welcome to the CTP2 section

[dont worry. things move slowly around here, so you wont get swamped with cries for help......at least not from me ]

[J Bytheway]

Originally posted by Locutus
To webpages (which works crappy, BTW), but AFAIK not to other parts of the same document. Or maybe you can, but it's still slow as arse, and can't be viewed online.

For the record, it is certainly possible to have in-document links in PDF - if using LaTeX, the hyperref package will make all cross-references you supply into links automatically.

[HuangShang]

uh, im posting here cuz this one has more new (and old) posts, but i hope we can keep this discussion to one thread... http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=124347

also, this is like the only thing i can do around here so i'll be happy to help