fitzj
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Manual update huge file to download.
Why do I have to download a file of over 500MB every month to update documentation? Can it not be set to do just the update for the current version which is at most 4 or 5 pages? I don't have high speed WiFi and this takes time to download.
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scook
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 14:44:15
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The current installer includes multiple formats and languages. There are a couple of changes to the current process which could reduce the size of the file. I am pretty sure there are already requests on file.
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Rob[at]Sound-Rehab
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 16:32:37
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fitzj
Why do I have to download a file of over 500MB every month to update documentation? Can it not be set to do just the update for the current version which is at most 4 or 5 pages? I don't have high speed WiFi and this takes time to download.
This is a legitimate request. I was the same wondering the same today ... 600 MB for some tool tips while the PDF manual is from January ...
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 16:42:47
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Rob[atSound-Rehab]
This is a legitimate request. I was the same wondering the same today ... 600 MB for some tool tips while the PDF manual is from January ...
Yes and not the first time it has been mentioned. The Reference Guide pdfs (there are several in the installer) are from a January...Jaunuary 2015. The Reference Guide follows the release schedule used by all previous versions of SONAR. There is a request on file about updating the Reference Guide too.
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 17:07:30
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Trying to update just a portion of a .pdf file is like trying to update just a portion of a .wav or .jpg file. It's all or nothing. I just skip downloading it every other month or do it during some down time.
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 17:12:35
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I realize that this is a problem for some (I assume if you're living in the woods or farm country) but I can see why this would get over looked also. 500mb is pretty small potatoes for anyone with a up to date internet connection. It's like watching a show on Netflix (or even less than that really.)
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 17:13:32
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Trying to update just a portion of a .pdf file is like trying to update just a portion of a .wav or .jpg file.
I am not sure anyone suggested patching pdfs. As it stands, it does not matter when the local documentation installer is downloaded, all the Reference Guides in the file including the one that actually gets installed are the same as the initial release in 2015. This is just one of the issues with the current process.
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 18:37:31
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How does one go about downloading the reference guide?
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 18:48:20
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It is included in the SONAR Local Documentation package available in the Command Center and your account.
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 19:08:45
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fitzj
Why do I have to download a file of over 500MB every month to update documentation? Can it not be set to do just the update for the current version which is at most 4 or 5 pages? I don't have high speed WiFi and this takes time to download. One alternative is to choose "What's New" from the Help menu, and using your browser's print option, print only the new features. With Edge, Chrome, and other browsers you can "print" as a PDF file if you don't want to print on paper.  Another is to download the eZine, which is a PDF (typically around 2 MB) and contains info and applications on the new features. Although neither of these options updates the local documentation, they do provide updated documentation.
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 20:01:48
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I have wondered about this too, but I guess it isn't too hard to see what a time consuming task it would be to constantly update a full manual with so much changing every month. I guess the slight inconvenience is the price paid for the success of rolling updates. I use the ezine to discover new features, but the online documentation is also excellent for a quick lookup and always seems to be up to date. As an example a search for 'Cakewalk load balancing,' one of this months new features, yields this excellent guide as the first organic result: https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=NewFeatures.002.html Many software developers don't write manuals anymore (Melodyne springs to mind with not even an online written guide), though this is not a position I could ever defend. A bunch of videos does not a manual make! I loves me a good read of the user guide:) That said, we readers seem to be an increasingly endangered species.
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 20:33:07
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scook
It is included in the SONAR Local Documentation package available in the Command Center and your account.
Thank you. I see that in my Command Center as downloaded. Do you know the exact path to the PDF?
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 20:36:38
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That said, we readers seem to be an increasingly endangered species. Tell me about it! Once upon a time, I wrote books...not a good strategy in a post-literate society.
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/08 21:02:32
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tenfoot
That said, we readers seem to be an increasingly endangered species.
Tell me about it! Once upon a time, I wrote books...not a good strategy in a post-literate society.
Haha! I feel your pain Craig. 
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/09 04:56:53
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I realize that this is a problem for some (I assume if you're living in the woods or farm country) but I can see why this would get over looked also. 500mb is pretty small potatoes for anyone with a up to date internet connection. It's like watching a show on Netflix (or even less than that really.)
Downloading Update 1 took me 3 hours. The first attempt failed right at the end with Unconfirmed.crdownload - using latest Chrome) and I had to press "resume" 6 or 7 times per attempt. But this is waaay better than the bad old days where a download was huge files. On the other hand, now I'm having to download monthly. This month twice.
post edited by jpetersen - 2016/10/09 05:19:12
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Re: Manual update huge file to download.
2016/10/09 12:33:20
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fitzj
Why do I have to download a file of over 500MB every month to update documentation? Can it not be set to do just the update for the current version which is at most 4 or 5 pages? I don't have high speed WiFi and this takes time to download.
One alternative is to choose "What's New" from the Help menu, and using your browser's print option, print only the new features. With Edge, Chrome, and other browsers you can "print" as a PDF file if you don't want to print on paper.
Another is to download the eZine, which is a PDF (typically around 2 MB) and contains info and applications on the new features. Although neither of these options updates the local documentation, they do provide updated documentation.
What I think would be very helpful to have would be an index of the eZines, showing in which issue a particular feature is located, maybe even which page of that issue. An updated version could be provided with each new release. It would make it easier for the eZines to function as appendix to the manual.
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