Re: [Launchpad-users] Hosting pdf files and saving the ssh keys.

[Algis Kabaila <akabaila@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 11 November 2009 11:21:54 Algis Kabaila wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to upload a pdf fiile (StructuralAnalyis.pdf) of my text book, which
> is part of my "easmy" (Engineering Analysis of Structures Made easY)
> project.  As versioning of pdf files is (I expect) inefficient and because
> many users just want to see the final print,  it would be best to have a
> link to the pdf file, either in OldAl's Launchpad page, or on the "easmy"
> page.
>
> LateX files for the text book form a part of the "easmy" project and they
> will be versioned, but the pdf file produced by it will be better placed in
> a separate, easy to download location.  It would then become part of my
> email signature, too.
>
> 1. How can I insert a link to it and upload the pdf file?  Can I change the
> contents from time to time, like several times a year?
>
> 2. I read the dire consequences of loosing the ssh key.  Would a copy on a
> CD of  the ".ssh" file and the ".gnupg" file will adequately save my keys
> between hdd/PC crashes?
>
> Thank you for the fine Launchpad services that you provide.
>
> OldAl.

I apologise for the part 2 of the question as I should have sorted it out by 
myself and now have done so.  It may help some other newbie to bzr. 

I copied the .ssh (NOT the .gnupg!) to my laptop, did some hacking and then 
pushed the revised version of easmy/fem2 after loging in to launchpad:
bzr launchpad-login <my launchpad login name>
then, when asked, gave the bzr my password to the private key and all was 
well.

I still would like to know How can I insert a link to and upload a  pdf file.  
I expect it to be something very simple, like click some command.  It is 
nevertheless very frustrating, particularly if it is simple.

I find that GUI, all GUI, is harder to document that command line UI. For this 
reason for someone with little "live" contact with other users of computers 
GUI can be very frustrating.

OldAl.
-- 
Algis Kabaila, MEngSc, PhD(Eng)
http://akabaila.pcug.org.au/StructuralAnalysis.pdf