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A Survey of Asciidoc-Based Books

Posted on 13 August 2019 by Max Vilimpoc Asciidoc Tooling 0
Three women sorting through a card catalog, in black and white.

A list of useful examples when writing a book in Asciidoc, answering repeated search queries that I had.

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Importing PDF Pages in asciidoctor-pdf

Posted on 7 August 2019 by Max Vilimpoc Asciidoc Tooling 0

Separating parts, chapters, and sections in Asciidoc has always been left a bit wanting, here’s a way to improve that.

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Optimizing Asciidoctor-Generated PDFs

Posted on 2 August 2019 by Max Vilimpoc Optimization Tooling 0
Das Oel: An image of people compressing seeds to extract the oil.

We compare the results when shrinking a large PDF file using Ghostscript vs. hexapdf, and learn a few things.

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Book cover of From Plan to Prototype
About The Book
From Plan to Prototype walks the reader through the hardware & software development process from start to finish, with full documentation for the example project.
This includes:
  • Planning an idea through the requirements, architecture, and tooling stages.
  • Prototyping an idea through the breadboarding, design, production, assembly, and enclosure stages.
The book provides numerous tips and anecdotes from years of experience to preempt potential design flaws and smooth out the embedded engineering process.

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