Re: Batch Print a Manual from Web Pages

Would prefer that the entire manual be downloadable as a PDF or TXT file


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen D. Toonen" <ktoonen(at)mcs.anl.gov>
To: "HWG-Techniques" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 12:15 PM
Subject: Batch Print a Manual from Web Pages


> I personally believe if you are going to put a manual on the web, you
> should include a link to "print the whole thing".  However, obviously,
> not everyone agrees with me.  Many sites have manuals divided up
> piecemeal so that they are easily read from the web, but no provision to
> print them to paper.
> 
> Does anyone know of a utility that 
> -- you can start (for example) at the Table of Contents for a manual, 
> -- have it follow all the links so that it gets all the pages of the
> manual no matter how many pieces (for example, chapters, sections,
> pages...)
> -- print as a single file, or at least with only one human command.
> 
> The first two requirements are fulfilled by a lot of "download the
> entire web" programs, but I can't find any that allow you to issue a
> single command that will print the whole document.  
> 
> The one program I have found that seems to be exactly what I want is
> SitePrint Pro by Optima Systems (http://www.optima-system.com/). 
> However, it is for MacOS only.  I need a program ideally for UNIX or if
> necessary for Windows.
> 
> -- 
> Thank you,
> Karen Toonen
> ktoonen(at)mcs.anl.gov
> webmaster(at)mcs.anl.gov

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