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From: anon on 6 May 2008 14:19
The PDFs can be found for Ada 83/95 and a link for Ada 2005 at

http://www.adaic.com/standards/articles/lrm.html

But they are formatted for US paper size. You can use a PDF converter
to alter the document the paper size and other formats.

For me, I just adjust the printer setup in my PDF program when I need
A4 standards


In <ine024htga377qbckv04necho5h6rt5o7f(a)4ax.com>, John McCabe <john(a)nospam.assen.demon.co.uk> writes:
>Hi
>
>Does anyone have a PDF of the ARM formatted for A4 paper? Couldn't
>find one on the net (but I may not have looked as hard as I could
>have!).
>
>John

From: Pascal Obry on 6 May 2008 16:47
anon a �crit :
> The PDFs can be found for Ada 83/95 and a link for Ada 2005 at
>
> http://www.adaic.com/standards/articles/lrm.html
>
> But they are formatted for US paper size. You can use a PDF converter
> to alter the document the paper size and other formats.
>
> For me, I just adjust the printer setup in my PDF program when I need
> A4 standards

Printer? The ARM is so huge that I won't waste my paper for that
especially since it will be a big stack when printed. Not very easy to
handler... I would order the ARM if the goal is to have it on paper. I
enjoy the printed edition of the ARM, printed on very thin paper it is
not that big.

Just my 2 cents.

Pascal.

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From: Randy Brukardt on 6 May 2008 16:48
I don't think any such thing exists (and surely not officially). The ARM is
formatted for a non-standard paper size (7x9") which was adopted for some
reason for Ada 95. The AARM is formatted for US 8 1/2x11 paper (but it's
unofficial in any case).

The best way to get a printed copy is the buy the Springer edition.

If you have more time than money, you could make one yourself:
(1) Download and compile the formatting tool (its found on ada-auth.org).
(2) Download the input source for the ARM.
(3) Generate an RTF form of the ARM.
(4) Load that into Word 2003 (other word processors *may* work, but only
Word 97 and Word 2003 are *known* to work [and Word 2000 is known *not* to
work]. I'll be trying OpenOffice 2.4 the next time I need to work on the
ARM).
(5) Set the page size to A4.
(6) Apply the half-dozen hand patches. Regenerate the table-of-contents.
(7) Save in some other format than .rtf (saving as .rtf crashes every
version of Word ever tried).
(8) Output as PDF using your favorite PDF writer.

If you have neither time nor money, forget the paper and use the HTML
format; it is better anyway (because it has links).

Randy.

"John McCabe" <john(a)nospam.assen.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ine024htga377qbckv04necho5h6rt5o7f(a)4ax.com...
> Hi
>
> Does anyone have a PDF of the ARM formatted for A4 paper? Couldn't
> find one on the net (but I may not have looked as hard as I could
> have!).
>
> John


From: John McCabe on 7 May 2008 05:33
On Tue, 06 May 2008 22:47:57 +0200, Pascal Obry <pascal(a)obry.net>
wrote:

>anon a �crit :
>> The PDFs can be found for Ada 83/95 and a link for Ada 2005 at
>>
>> http://www.adaic.com/standards/articles/lrm.html
>>
>> But they are formatted for US paper size. You can use a PDF converter
>> to alter the document the paper size and other formats.
>>
>> For me, I just adjust the printer setup in my PDF program when I need
>> A4 standards
>
>Printer? The ARM is so huge that I won't waste my paper for that
>especially since it will be a big stack when printed. Not very easy to
>handler...

It's fine if you comb bind it!

>I would order the ARM if the goal is to have it on paper.

It's expensive to buy, especially if it's not a language you're
currently using, and hence your company won't buy it for you :-)

>I enjoy the printed edition of the ARM, printed on very thin paper it is
>not that big.
>
>Just my 2 cents.
>
>Pascal.

From: John McCabe on 7 May 2008 05:38
On Tue, 6 May 2008 15:48:20 -0500, "Randy Brukardt"
<randy(a)rrsoftware.com> wrote:

>I don't think any such thing exists (and surely not officially). The ARM is
>formatted for a non-standard paper size (7x9") which was adopted for some
>reason for Ada 95.

Book size presumably.

>The AARM is formatted for US 8 1/2x11 paper (but it's
>unofficial in any case).

Doesn't save any pages!

>The best way to get a printed copy is the buy the Springer edition.

>If you have more time than money, you could make one yourself:
>(1) Download and compile the formatting tool (its found on ada-auth.org).

<..snip..>

Thanks for that suggestion, I may just do that (in my spare time of
course :-) I was hoping someone else would already have done it
though!


>(6) Apply the half-dozen hand patches. Regenerate the table-of-contents.

Are the half-dozen hand patches described anywhere?

>If you have neither time nor money, forget the paper and use the HTML
>format; it is better anyway (because it has links).

I wouldn't say "better", just "different" :-) Even after donkeys years
of working with computers, I still find it much easier to use printed
matter than online documentation.


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