silent hunter 3 community manual ending ?? - Page 2

Oberon · 01-28-08, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by danurve

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ghlight=manual

The hosting domain is set to terminate on or about 2.23.2008, I will dump the sql_db to file before then. If you want to save any pages/data before said time, do it now as the web archive pages are often uncomplete. That is all.

I meant to ask earlier.......is it closing down for financial reasons/lack of donators ? :hmm:

Put STEED down for £100

Who the bloody hell are you? My bank manageress?

jim said it would sell his wife and car.

Go jim go.

Jim's married? When did he have time for that?!

STEED · 01-28-08, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by danurve

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ghlight=manual

The hosting domain is set to terminate on or about 2.23.2008, I will dump the sql_db to file before then. If you want to save any pages/data before said time, do it now as the web archive pages are often uncomplete. That is all.

I meant to ask earlier.......is it closing down for financial reasons/lack of donators ? :hmm:

Put STEED down for £100

Who the bloody hell are you? My bank manageress?

jim said it would sell his wife and car.

Go jim go.

Jim's married? When did he have time for that?!

Beats me.

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bert8for3 · 01-28-08, 08:22 PM

I have it (or at least 90% of it, I left out a few sections I wasn't interested in) in pdf. I noticed it was closing down and d/l'd for my own reference. It's as formatted by Acrobat download, in other words it doesn't look precisely the same as the web pages, but pretty close and the internal links are preserved. I will have a look at it in the next couple of days to see what I missed out. I don't recall the file size offhand, as it's not on this pc.

I guess I could send it to someone, I don't have any way of posting it. I assume there are no copyright issues as it's a community manual. Edit to add: Without wishing to make a bigger than necessary deal about it, I notice that the community manual does say "You may not reproduce or redistribute this manual or parts of this manual on other media." I'd want to be sure that if I passed it along I'd not be running afoul of anyone who authored the community manual or who might claim any rights in it. If I have it right, danurve hosts it and I guess that over time there have been various authors/contributors. I'm thinking someone appropriate should "release" it. Comments appreciated.

flag4 · 01-30-08, 01:12 PM

hi hunters,

just wondering how i would PDF an online manual - for example, say it was closing down...and...

Jimbuna · 01-31-08, 12:58 PM

Any PDF conversion programme....this one is free

http://www.pdf995.com/

ejhawk56 · 02-01-08, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Any PDF conversion programme....this one is free

http://www.pdf995.com/

Thanks Jimbuna...never realized there was a free program out there.Very easy to use.Thanks for the link.

Eric

Laufen zum Ziel · 02-01-08, 06:22 PM

This manual is a great piece of work and I, as all of you, would hate to see it go away, or be hard to find. I have copied the manual to my hard drive in RTF format with most graphics preserved. I do not know how to make the valuable links and URL's active so I coppied it entirely. I am going to start my own web site as I am a SHIII (GWX 2 with mods addict) and I realize that withdrawal is not an option. I would be proud to host the manual if no one objects or someone else has not already started to do so. I would need help to clean up what I have coppied and to put the links and URL's back. These are important to me because it gives credit to all the information links and modders who make the Sim great. If someone has already started to save the manual and make it readly available I will back out and wait for the results of the rescue. UPDATE: I now have it in PDF but it is 150 pages. I still need help in puting in links and URL's. It looks good in PDF and graphics are intact,,,

Lassen Sie uns gemeinsam Captains erhalten, und speichern Sie sie für SHIII Geschichte.

Laufen zum Ziel · 02-01-08, 06:48 PM

The free PDF link in your post allowed me to PDF the whole Community Manual. It worked great.

You may also have made Brag some cash to. If his book goes to a download on the internet I can download it and convert to PDF and read it on my Palm PPC while I am cruising the North Atlantic.

Again thanks.

irish1958 · 02-01-08, 07:30 PM

Laufen zum Ziel
Are you going to place the manual on line or give a link to the pdf?

Laufen zum Ziel · 02-01-08, 08:57 PM

When my website is up I could post it there. Until I can add links and URL's to it it is quite large (150) pages. If some one was willing to help clean it up I could upload it for general download on file front then everyone interested could download the PDF file to their hard drives. Not quite sure what a sticky is but they seem to stay around. Maybe, once it is good, the PDF link could remain on the forum. My main concern is that the manual does not die.

Jimbuna · 02-02-08, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Laufen zum Ziel

The free PDF link in your post allowed me to PDF the whole Community Manual. It worked great.

You may also have made Brag some cash to. If his book goes to a download on the internet I can download it and convert to PDF and read it on my Palm PPC while I am cruising the North Atlantic.

Again thanks.

Your welcome mate

awger · 02-02-09, 02:16 PM

I used HTTRACK (http://www.httrack.com/) to create an offline copy -- all content, formatting and links intact, 68Mb zipped.

It's not as useful as having the entire db imported into another wiki site (I suppose danurve is looking into this?), but easier to navigate than a PDF.

01-28-08, 08:22 PM	#18
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	I have it (or at least 90% of it, I left out a few sections I wasn't interested in) in pdf. I noticed it was closing down and d/l'd for my own reference. It's as formatted by Acrobat download, in other words it doesn't look precisely the same as the web pages, but pretty close and the internal links are preserved. I will have a look at it in the next couple of days to see what I missed out. I don't recall the file size offhand, as it's not on this pc. I guess I could send it to someone, I don't have any way of posting it. I assume there are no copyright issues as it's a community manual. Edit to add: Without wishing to make a bigger than necessary deal about it, I notice that the community manual does say "You may not reproduce or redistribute this manual or parts of this manual on other media." I'd want to be sure that if I passed it along I'd not be running afoul of anyone who authored the community manual or who might claim any rights in it. If I have it right, danurve hosts it and I guess that over time there have been various authors/contributors. I'm thinking someone appropriate should "release" it. Comments appreciated. Last edited by bert8for3; 01-28-08 at 08:51 PM.

01-30-08, 01:12 PM	#19
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	hi hunters, just wondering how i would PDF an online manual - for example, say it was closing down...and... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

01-31-08, 12:58 PM	#20
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Any PDF conversion programme....this one is free http://www.pdf995.com/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-01-08, 06:22 PM	#22
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Can I Help? This manual is a great piece of work and I, as all of you, would hate to see it go away, or be hard to find. I have copied the manual to my hard drive in RTF format with most graphics preserved. I do not know how to make the valuable links and URL's active so I coppied it entirely. I am going to start my own web site as I am a SHIII (GWX 2 with mods addict) and I realize that withdrawal is not an option. I would be proud to host the manual if no one objects or someone else has not already started to do so. *I would need help to clean up what I have coppied and to put the links and URL's back. These are important to me because it gives credit to all the information links and modders who make the Sim great. If someone has already started to save the manual and make it readly available I will back out and wait for the results of the rescue. UPDATE: I now have it in PDF but it is 150 pages. I still need help in puting in links and URL's. It looks good in PDF and graphics are intact,,, Lassen Sie uns gemeinsam Captains erhalten, und speichern Sie sie für SHIII Geschichte. Last edited by Laufen zum Ziel; 02-01-08 at 06:40 PM.*

02-01-08, 06:48 PM	#23
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Thanks Jimbuna The free PDF link in your post allowed me to PDF the whole Community Manual. It worked great. You may also have made Brag some cash to. If his book goes to a download on the internet I can download it and convert to PDF and read it on my Palm PPC while I am cruising the North Atlantic. Again thanks.

02-01-08, 07:30 PM	#24
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Laufen zum Ziel Are you going to place the manual on line or give a link to the pdf? __________________ Irish1958

02-01-08, 08:57 PM	#25
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	When my website is up I could post it there. Until I can add links and URL's to it it is quite large (150) pages. If some one was willing to help clean it up I could upload it for general download on file front then everyone interested could download the PDF file to their hard drives. Not quite sure what a sticky is but they seem to stay around. Maybe, once it is good, the PDF link could remain on the forum. My main concern is that the manual does not die.

02-02-09, 02:16 PM	#27
awger Nub Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Another tool I used HTTRACK (http://www.httrack.com/) to create an offline copy -- all content, formatting and links intact, 68Mb zipped. It's not as useful as having the entire db imported into another wiki site (I suppose danurve is looking into this?), but easier to navigate than a PDF.