XBMC Online Manual in PDF - Work In Progress

Yes, indeed. I'll need to figure out how to get at the overall text as a file or series of files (wouldn't be practical to cut and paste the entire thing, I think). I have a tool which can help me build a PDF and or an HTML help file.

seems like a fair idea however the wiki is not to be taken as gospel it contains errors and is incomplete and documentations of miscellaneous how to's are way way incomplete.

Personally I found for any specific machine proper setup that a combination of the wiki + Googling generally + forums search was the way to go.

Im glad you always found your answers quickly here, if I don't go out and find the answers myself and post my findings for others noone knows or cares to help if they do know, mostly I get rubbish offtopic stuff.

Good on ya maybe your pdf will be more complete. I specifically need a complete how to with the Moblin image creator 2 the one posted is way too old incomplete and not used anymore for more current distributions.

Yes, I've already done much of the cut&paste, now I've got to convert some graphics links to images and paste them in so that the document will be portable without an internet connection.

I'm not real happy with some of the in-depth info contained in the wiki; I think it'll be too deep for many XBMC users, and so I'm waffling between building an entire new section to paste into the beginning for the casual user, then follow it up with the rest of the wiki. With most of the wiki included, it's about 150 pages and growing, though.

Even with four pages per double-sided sheet, it's big and would be hard for a 73 yr old to read comfortably.

jim

I could use a manual online or off, some help plz!
Thankls

Besides the official online manual?

I found the online manual thanks

I wrote this a while back, It only lightly covers xbmc but covers more HTPC type stuff. Feel free to do whatever to it
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/129101/TUTORIAL.doc

Here is a pdf version. Again, this covers

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/129101/TUTORIAL.pdf

ember media manager
xbmc
sabnzbd
nzbdstatus
newzbin
nzbmatrix
backups
makemkv
anydvd
media info plus
network configuration
mytvnzb
quickpar
and more...


It was made with a specific usage in mind so won't work for everyone. But should be easily modifyable to fit your needs (or the needs of a less profecient friend/family member)

I've finished first pass (whew!); just waiting now for a location to place it for easy access by all, but I can send anyone a copy if they want it right away. I've tried to keep it simple enough for most novice-to-intermediate users, and not focusing too deeply on Xbox users but not excluding an Xbox user, either.

I'm impressed at the guide that's been submitted by Weldon. I'd like opinions as to which one might be a foundation or starting point for the "target" XBMC user.

jim

I figured out a place to host the pdf user guide. You're free to download it or view it right from there.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/25512511/XBMC-User-Guide-Rev1
and
http://www.mediafire.com/?0z2tzdnzzmn
Again, if you have comments or suggestions please feel free to email them to me: jim dot fentress at gmail dot com.