Re: [OT] Sun Solaris 10 Manual. Is it done in LaTeX?
> It doesn't look like it is:
>
> $ pdfinfo 820-0176.pdf
> Title:
> Subject:
> Keywords:
> Author:
> Creator: XPP
> Producer: Acrobat Distiller Server 6.0.1 (Sparc Solaris, Built:
> 2003-11-03)
> CreationDate: Mon Jul 2 06:56:53 2007
> ModDate: Mon Jul 2 06:56:53 2007
> Tagged: no
> Pages: 56
> Encrypted: no
> Page size: 538.81 x 646.572 pts
> File size: 757453 bytes
> Optimized: yes
> PDF version: 1.3
>
> AFAIK Distiller is a software to create PDFs from various formats. They
> probably wouldn't have used it if they already used LaTeX in the first
> place. Oh, and XPP might me "XML Professional Publisher".
>
That's interesting. I will try and post in the Solaris forums, let us see if we get some constructive reply.
The reason I asked was I am trying to improve the manual we have for a product at work and LaTeX was my first thought.
I could also try Scribus as an alternative to FrameMaker.
Amit
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