hey thanks for heads up on getting it printed. But bigger thanks to Ian for the manual itself - it explains things so well for me - my brain is not the easiest crowd....
Hey @tamlyn I agree that both spellings are allowed.
From my technology background, the use of "dependent" is in the context of one object relying on another object - be that object a variable, a function, a procedure, a program, etc.,
The use of "dependant" was always in reference to a Person - a child being reliant on a parent, for instance.
I brought this spelling issue up with the Deluge back-office team earlier this year. They've evidently decided not to expend any effort on the change. Mind Over Matter, I guess!
@porkloin said:
At least here in the US, I was able to on-demand print an A4-size version of the manual…
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…for around ~$15 USD, and about $5 in shipping costs. It's pretty nicely bound and everything! I didn't have to tinker with pages or bleed configs at all. I figured it was kinda wasteful to get one shipped all the way across the pacific just because I forgot to buy one during regular checkout.
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this great tip! I just received my A4 size book, printed at LuLu. Price came to $32.65 includes shipping to US. I chose some of the higher quality settings, thicker paper and hardcover. But I’m really happy with how straight forward it was to print. I was afraid the quality was going to be weird because I got a warning about some text being too small after uploading the deluge manual pdf… but it came out great.
Thanks again porkloin!
@porkloin said:
At least here in the US, I was able to on-demand print an A4-size version of the manual…
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…for around ~$15 USD, and about $5 in shipping costs. It's pretty nicely bound and everything! I didn't have to tinker with pages or bleed configs at all. I figured it was kinda wasteful to get one shipped all the way across the pacific just because I forgot to buy one during regular checkout.
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this great tip! I just received my A4 size book, printed at LuLu. Price came to $32.65 includes shipping to US. I chose some of the higher quality settings, thicker paper and hardcover. But I’m really happy with how straight forward it was to print. I was afraid the quality was going to be weird because I got a warning about some text being too small after uploading the deluge manual pdf… but it came out great.
Thanks again porkloin!
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hey thanks for heads up on getting it printed. But bigger thanks to Ian for the manual itself - it explains things so well for me - my brain is not the easiest crowd....
Like you, I favour "dependent" but "dependant" is also considered correct
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/spelling-variants-dependent-vs-dependant
Hey @tamlyn I agree that both spellings are allowed.
From my technology background, the use of "dependent" is in the context of one object relying on another object - be that object a variable, a function, a procedure, a program, etc.,
The use of "dependant" was always in reference to a Person - a child being reliant on a parent, for instance.
I brought this spelling issue up with the Deluge back-office team earlier this year. They've evidently decided not to expend any effort on the change. Mind Over Matter, I guess!
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this great tip! I just received my A4 size book, printed at LuLu. Price came to $32.65 includes shipping to US. I chose some of the higher quality settings, thicker paper and hardcover. But I’m really happy with how straight forward it was to print. I was afraid the quality was going to be weird because I got a warning about some text being too small after uploading the deluge manual pdf… but it came out great.
Thanks again porkloin!
This is a really good idea! I've found some of the font sizes in the A5 book too small for my ageing eyes...
Is that 2nd picture the cover?