Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO3.6 Writer Guide Chapters 1 2

2013-01-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think it's a good idea to rethink some of the documentation but there is seldom enough time for it!  We need more people actively involved in order to help rationalise and streamline the Guides.  However, there is other work , such as the built-in help and video tutorials that would

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO3.6 Writer Guide Chapters 1 2

2013-01-22 Thread Kieran Peckett
I'll be happy to be active, maybe even contribute to a rewrite if needed. Would probably not be until V4.1, as I notice that LODev 4.0 is nearly finished. On 22 Jan 2013 11:05, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) I think it's a good idea to rethink some of the documentation but

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO3.6 Writer Guide Chapters 1 2

2013-01-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There is still a lot of work to be done on the 4.0.x guides and it would be really superb if you could join in with that.  Do you have an ODFAuthors account? Regards from Tom :) From: Kieran Peckett crazyske...@gmail.com To: Tom Davies

[libreoffice-documentation] LO3.6 Writer Guide, Chapter 3.

2013-01-22 Thread Hazel Russman
p.76. Note. Perhaps this should be a Caution. p.86. ...may cause it to not detect... Split infinitive! Should be ...may cause it not to detect... or, better still, ...may prevent it from detecting... p.98 Tip: Not all changes are recorded This should be a Note. -- H Russman --

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Please help with final checking of Writer Guide v3.6

2013-01-22 Thread Dave Barton
Page 273: 2) Press and hold the Alt key while using the arrow keys. It looks like sub points i) j) should be a) b) Regards Dave -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Please help with final checking of Writer Guide v3.6

2013-01-22 Thread Dave Barton
Jean, I have completed my read-through. Page 365: 2) On the Name and Path of Master Document dialog (Figure 370): It looks like sub points g) h) i) j) should be a) b) c) d) No other obvious errors found. Suggestions for future updates: Page 113: 4) On the Page page of the Page Style

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Please help with final checking of Writer Guide v3.6

2013-01-22 Thread Jean Weber
Thanks, Dave, for this and previous notes. I had caught several of those mid-numbered sublists, but obviously overlooked others. That is exactly the sort of embarrassing errors that other people see and my gaze skips right past. Yes, there is a discrepancy in the use of Tab and Page in dialogs,

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Please help with final checking of Writer Guide v3.6

2013-01-22 Thread John Smith
Hi Referring to Tab and Page, the Contributor's Guide, Chapter 5 Style Guide, on page 12 says the term 'page[of tabbed dialog]' is preferred over 'tab [for the operational area], any version of window'. The usage example given is: 'On the xxxpage of the yyy dialog, ... [but], Select the xxx

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO3.6 Writer Guide Chapters 1 2

2013-01-22 Thread Tim Lloyd
Likewise, happy to be involved. I don't have an ODF authors account yet. I am not really sure where to look for work though so any hints would be appreciated. Cheers - Original Message - From: Kieran Peckett Sent: 01/23/13 02:15 AM To: Tom Davies Subject: Re:

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide 3.6 chapters published

2013-01-22 Thread Jamie Eby
This is great news, and I'm glad I could help. I also wanted to wish you all luck as I need to step away from LibreOffice at the moment. I picked up some extra work, and I'm having a hard time devoting any energy towards LibreOffice. I wanted to mention it in case anyone happens to wonder where I

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO3.6 Writer Guide Chapters 1 2

2013-01-22 Thread Jean Weber
I'll get you (and Kieran and anyone else new) set up some time today. We're just getting started updating docs to v4.0 and need all the help we can get! --Jean On 23/01/2013, at 7:30, Tim Lloyd tim.ll...@gmx.com wrote: Likewise, happy to be involved. I don't have an ODF authors account yet.

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide 3.6 chapters published

2013-01-22 Thread Jean Weber
Jamie, Thanks for your help, and thanks for letting us know you'll be away for awhile. Good to hear you have a paying contract that's keeping you busy. --Jean On 23/01/2013, at 9:26, Jamie Eby jamiel...@gmail.com wrote: This is great news, and I'm glad I could help. I also wanted to wish

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Please help with final checking of Writer Guide v3.6

2013-01-22 Thread Jean Weber
Thanks, John. It's good to have people looking these things up when I don't have easy access to the files myself, and I rarely trust my memory these days. :-) --Jean On 23/01/2013, at 6:57, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Referring to Tab and Page, the Contributor's Guide, Chapter

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: A documentation project for Scilab and other FOSS

2013-01-22 Thread Jean Weber
Responding to a thread on the marketing list, and taking it to Docs as well. The general topic of paying some people to work on documentation has come up before but was not really discussed here. The context was submitting a list of items to be considered for inclusion in the budget for TDF.