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Description: Stand-alone version of Tracks manual, using Webby to manage the HTML files
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Fri Dec 19 01:18:12 -0800 2008
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README
I'm trying a little experiment: I decided to separate out the Tracks manual from the main repository, and create an HTMl 
version using Webby [1]. I've now put the manual in its own repository on GitHub:

http://github.com/bsag/tracks_manual/

Webby is a very nice, simple and lightweight static HTML generator, which can generate sites from Textile/Markdown 
format files and templates. I thought it would be good to separate the manual out so that (eventually) I can easily 
upload it directly to the Tracks site for people to view as soon as any changes are made. We should also be able to make 
a PDF direct from the HTML (with a stylesheet) using PrinceXML.

If you want to play with the manual, you just need to install webby (and a few dependencies) from gems:

sudo gem install webby ultraviolet bones hpricot

Then cd into the tracks_manual directory and give the command:

webby autobuild

That will open a browser window showing the site, and it will rebuild the files each time you make a change.

content/index.txt

is the file to edit (Textile format), and it will build output/ index.html for you.

I'm hoping that the manual will become easier to maintain and update in this format and that it will make it easier for 
others to contribute to.

Have fun!

[1] http://webby.rubyforge.org/

cheers,

bsag