"Adrian Matoga" <epi@atari8.info> wrote in message news:hvorrg$j32$1@digitalmars.com...
> Alix Pexton pisze:
>> On 21/06/2010 20:23, Mike James wrote:
>>> Got my "collectors item"  delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like
>>> the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL.
>
> Where to find this PDF version? I can only see the contents, excerpt from first chapter, and the index. And I can't stand waiting for my paper copy in its long way to PL.

When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)

-=mike=- 

On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:

> When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book
> from Safari. But you need the book first :-)

Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.

"Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne@frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1@digitalmars.com...
> On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:
>
>> When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book
>> from Safari. But you need the book first :-)
>
> Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
>

Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there is instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with your name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you the webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial period.

-=mike=- 

good for you, sucks for me though, I didn't get a collector's edition and I ordered my copy back in over six months ago.

On 22/06/2010 11:44, Mike James wrote:
> "Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne@frontier.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:hvq1dr$30ek$1@digitalmars.com...
>> On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:
>>
>>> When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book
>>> from Safari. But you need the book first :-)
>>
>> Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive
>> browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf
>> file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
>>
>
> Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there
> is instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated
> with your name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then
> emails you the webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup
> for the trial period.
>
> -=mike=-

Yes I got there in the end - thanks.

On 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote:
> Got my "collectors item"  delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like
> the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL.
>
> Thanks for all the hard work Andrei.
>
> -=mike=-
>
> "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail@erdani.org>  wrote in message
> news:hu3hq6$2f04$1@digitalmars.com...
>> Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL
>> will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still
>> appears on the back cover and the spine.)
>>
>> The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have
>> become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000
>> readers who get the authorless TDPL edition.
>>
>>
>> Andrei

What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example?


-- 
/Jacob Carlborg

On 06/22/2010 07:45 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote:
>> Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I
>> like
>> the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL.
>>
>> Thanks for all the hard work Andrei.
>>
>> -=mike=-
>>
>> "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail@erdani.org> wrote in message
>> news:hu3hq6$2f04$1@digitalmars.com...
>>> Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of
>>> TDPL
>>> will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still
>>> appears on the back cover and the spine.)
>>>
>>> The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have
>>> become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000
>>> readers who get the authorless TDPL edition.
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrei
>
> What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one
> with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example?

That's the iPad edition :o).

Now seriously, what happens is that what you see is exactly what went to the printer. I can configure colors for a color edition, but for now the publisher asked me for black and white.

Andrei

Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

> Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.)
> 
> The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition.
> 
> 
> Andrei

Just got my authorless copy from the local bookstore, they have several more of those in stock at their little C++ corner :) I'm looking forward to reading it.

I got two collectors editions. I'll sell one for 1000$ :-D


On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:10:00 +0200, Tyro[a.c.edwards] <no.spam@home.com> wrote:

> good for you, sucks for me though, I didn't get a collector's edition
> and I ordered my copy back in over six months ago.

On 2010-06-22 14:51, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 06/22/2010 07:45 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>> On 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote:
>>> Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I
>>> like
>>> the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL.
>>>
>>> Thanks for all the hard work Andrei.
>>>
>>> -=mike=-
>>>
>>> "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail@erdani.org> wrote in message
>>> news:hu3hq6$2f04$1@digitalmars.com...
>>>> Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of
>>>> TDPL
>>>> will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still
>>>> appears on the back cover and the spine.)
>>>>
>>>> The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have
>>>> become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000
>>>> readers who get the authorless TDPL edition.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Andrei
>>
>> What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one
>> with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example?
>
> That's the iPad edition :o).
>
> Now seriously, what happens is that what you see is exactly what went to
> the printer. I can configure colors for a color edition, but for now the
> publisher asked me for black and white.
>
> Andrei

That's too bad. I can understand that the publisher want it in black and withe but the PDF, it would have been nice to the PDF in color.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg