Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: some style and formatting issues for discussion

2019-07-30 Thread Steve Fanning
Cathy, For what they are worth, here are my thoughts on your queries. I am relatively new to the team and no expert but I have read the guidelines contained in the file LibreOffice_6.x_Template.ott and checked what others have done recently in the 6.0 Getting Started and Writer Guides. I???m

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: some style and formatting issues for discussion

2019-07-11 Thread Luke (gmail)
What about capturing the most important information about agreed conventions, writing that in a style aimed at the reader, for inclusion in an early "How to use this manual" or "About This Manual" intro chapter? It could be provided in a template document designed to be fleshed out by

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: some style and formatting issues for discussion

2019-07-11 Thread Jean Weber
Thanks for pushing on this, but I haven’t the energy for style & formatting guide discussions. I’ve done this two or three times over the OO/LO years and someone always comes along later and changes things, often unilaterally. My only formatting suggestion is: keep it all as simple as possible.

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: some style and formatting issues for discussion

2019-07-02 Thread Cathy Crumbley
I am posting again with the hope that some people are willing to share their opinions about these formatting and style issues. When we agree on these, I think we should add similar examples to the Contributor Guide. Jean, if you have a chance, your thoughts would be valuable. On 5/28/2019