On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 5:42 PM, David A Case <case.biomaps.rutgers.edu>wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014, Gustavo Seabra wrote:
> >
> > About the manual, I don't know what was discussed in the Amber Meeting
> but,
> > just in case it wasn't discussed, I'd like to suggest adding an online
> > version (wiki maybe?). My guess is that it will be far more used than any
> > print or pdf version.
>
> We can make an html version, although (depending on how it is done)
> it's a fair amount of work, especially in getting the figures, equations,
> cross-references to be both correct and to look good.
>
FWIW I just opened up the AmberTools.lyx file and exported it via LyXHTML.
The result was pretty awful. A LaTeX expert could probably work
something into the LyX preamble or convert from LyX to LaTeX and work some
magic to create a nice-looking website.
Personally I'm a fan of what NAMD has with their HTML manual:
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd/2.9/ug/ so I can see the allure.
I think Dave's comment that it would be laborious is accurate. Also, since
we have a hard enough time maintaining one version of the documentation,
having multiple versions laying around is a recipe for disaster. A person
with one watch always knows what time it is, but someone with two is never
sure. Ergo, I think a Wiki-manual is not feasible and any HTML version
should be auto-generated from the LyX documentation in some (Makefile-y)
way. That's my opinion, anyway.
>
>
> I've generally thought that people would use the pdf version as a
> searchable,
>
> on-line manual. But thinking about other formats is worthwhile.
>
How about a jpeg?
All the best,
Jason
--
Jason M. Swails
BioMaPS,
Rutgers University
Postdoctoral Researcher
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