Re: rfpFAQ Available

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 13:04:10 -0500, "SCUBApix"
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>"A.T. Hagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 13:21:46 -0500, "SCUBApix"
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> >"Anonymous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> >> is it possible to make all the pages available in a single html file so
>> >that
>> >> we won't have
>> >> to download them one by one.
>> >>
>> >> thnx
>> >
>> >That was never mentioned previously as a requirement. A single file would
>be
>> >over 500Kb, which would be slow loading for many people over dial-up.
>> >Keeping each part under 100Kb was sometjhing I aimed for (and succeded
>at).
>> >But it here is enough demand, I can see about changing it to at least a
>> >fewer number of pieces. Let's hear other's comments.
>> >
>> >P.S.
>> >I guess we never thought about people downloading the FAQ but rather just
>> >using it online. Please also comment on your need for offline use.
>>
>> Perhaps as a single text file, *.rtf, or PDF file.  It's what I did
>> with the food storage FAQ.  I marked it up in HTML, but a lot of folks
>> want to print out copies for binders and such so I give them a
>> downloadable file.  Much better than one monster HTML file which would
>> take forever to load.  I'd like to have a copy of the latest
>> rec.food.preserving FAQ to print out for myself.
>>
>Ok, a single text file for downloading. But then one obviously gives up the
>'jump' references. I could write a perl program to read each of the pieces
>and create a single text file for downloading. That way I don't get caught
>in the mess of having to keep two different versions up to date. Keep the
>HTML up to date and create the text file from it.
>
>Does this satisfy people?
>

Sounds good to me!  Thanks for making the effort.

.....Alan.


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