# Rdoc -\> pdf

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-pdf/66456>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 15, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-pdf/66456 "2005-12-15T17:21:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-pdf/66456/1 "2005-12-15T17:21:33Z")

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I think it would be great to have a pdf that had a synopsis of every\*  
Ruby function. It would be some work to compile it and not as  
up-to-date as individual rdocs, but I would love to have a local copy  
that I could search with spotlight, etc. Also would love to throw it  
in someone’s face and say ‘look at all the awesome tricks that Ruby  
will do for you’. And to be sure to avoid duplicating those efforts on  
my own. Speaking of which, it’s time to give props to all of you who  
are making these great tools that none of us will have to duplicate.  
There’s some cool stuff coming through on those announcements, and its  
incredible how much of it is open source. Thanks.

-Mike

\*meaning everything in the standard library or on rubyforge, I suppose.  
Or, everything that’s useful.

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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-pdf/66456/2 "2005-12-15T19:07:11Z")

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On 15/12/05, Mike S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I think it would be great to have a pdf that had a synopsis of every\*  
> Ruby function. It would be some work to compile it and not as  
> up-to-date as individual rdocs, but I would love to have a local copy  
> that I could search with spotlight, etc. Also would love to throw it  
> in someone’s face and say ‘look at all the awesome tricks that Ruby  
> will do for you’. And to be sure to avoid duplicating those efforts on  
> my own. Speaking of which, it’s time to give props to all of you who  
> are making these great tools that none of us will have to duplicate.  
> There’s some cool stuff coming through on those announcements, and its  
> incredible how much of it is open source. Thanks.

The Pickaxe2 has a PDF version available for purchase from the  
Pragmatic Bookshelf. On the other hand, if someone wants to make a  
RDoc formatter using PDF::Writer, I’ll try to provide what assistance  
I can.

😉

-austin

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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-pdf/66456/3 "2005-12-15T22:38:58Z")

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On 12/15/05, Austin Z. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> The Pickaxe2 has a PDF version available for purchase from the  
> Pragmatic Bookshelf. On the other hand, if someone wants to make a  
> RDoc formatter using PDF::Writer, I’ll try to provide what assistance  
> I can.

Ugh. This sounds like something that may need to go into Ruport. I  
hate when that happens!

Would people be interesting in being able to use rdoc formatting to  
generate PDFs using Ruby Reports? If so… i’ll put it on the dogpile  
of features to be added this winter when I’m working full time on  
Ruport for a couple weeks.