OK, after me trying CTRL + dragging the toolbar it didn't dock. Do I take it this is a bug?
On 20 May 2010 04:10, Claire Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, sorry I've been really busy doing the screencasts. > > Re my question of how to dock the toolbar - seriously don't worry. It was > just because I panicked, didn't have time and was being lazy and emailed the > group...I guess I should have looked first (I'm a bad advert for technical > writer if I'm not using the manuals ;) ) and I forgot the basics. I would > have thought a cross reference to the Getting Started Guide would do, unless > it's already there. > > I've briefly mentioned it in the screencast I've done anyway and I'm just > converting the 2 I've done to various formats now and will upload them on > youtube as "unlisted" (so only those who have the the link will be able to > view them) and I'll send a link to various people. I'm anticipating having > to re-record them as this is a first stab, but at least I'll have something > to show at interview next week. > Claire > On 19 May 2010 17:01, Michele Zarri <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 19/05/10 08:17, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: >> >>> Daniel Lewis wrote: >>> >>>> Claire Wood wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've just experienced an very frustrating thing. The format& styles >>>>> toolbar undocked itself between me closing and opening a presentation >>>>> whilst >>>>> I was recording it in a screencast and I can't get it to dock again. >>>>> Any >>>>> ideas other than the usual drag and drop. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To dock the format& styles toolbar, hold down the Control key while >>>> double clicking at the top of this toolbar. (The blank area just to the >>>> right of the Presentation Styles icon will do.) >>>> >>> >>> BTW, this is explained in Chapter 1 of the Getting Started guide and >>> Chapter 1 of the Writer Guide. It probably isn't in the Impress Guide, >>> but perhaps it should be. IIRC, Michele and I left out a bunch of stuff >>> from the IG that was covered in GS, to avoid a lot of repetition between >>> books. Possibly that decision needs to be re-examined. >>> >>> --Jean >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: >>> [email protected] >>> >>> I guess the problem is whether we want the guides to be self contained or >> not, and in particular if we believe that people to pick up the GS before >> reading the [component] Guide. >> There are now several subjects that are covered in the GS but not in the >> IG or WG (cannot say about CG and DG). >> >> As we are now mostly aiming at electronic publication I do not think there >> is much harm in repeating some of the basic concepts in each of the guides >> (after all, we do it already for things like Fontwork, Gallery, Background >> settings, and I do not think we had complaints). >> >> What we need to do, as we discussed a while ago, is to avoid divergence in >> this common text (waste of authors and reviewers time). >> We should really bite the bullet and start building a library of subjects >> that are common to two or more guides. I know it is a bit complicated, but >> certainly not impossible. >> >> I will take a look at re-inserting some text on docking and context >> sensitive toolbars in IG-01 >> >> Cheers, >> >> Michele >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: >> [email protected] >> >> > > > -- > Best wishes > > Claire Wood > -- Best wishes Claire Wood
