Hi Mary, I have just updated the Getting Started with Calc from the Calc guide, I understand you are working on updating the wiki at the moment.
With my ever growing knowledge of Cacl,I thought I would offer to lend a hand. Let me know if there are any chapters (etc) that you would like me to update or review, Regards, Joe On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:50 AM, Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]>wrote: > The ODTs are in this folder, mentioned in my original note at the bottom > of this thread: > http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/calc3/cg3-published > > Scroll down below the PDFs to find the ODTs. I find that it's easier to > work from the individual chapter files than from a full book, anyway. > > --Jean > > On Mon, 2010-07-26 at 17:30 -0700, Mary Ann Corera wrote: > > Hi Jean, > > > > I have a quick question about your conversion process in updating the > Calc guide for the Wiki. You ask to export the ODT files to Mediawiki > format. I have the Sunwiki extension installed but however I do not have > the ODT file? I currently have two files; the final calc guide (in pdf > format) and probably the text version of the wiki page that needs to be > updated. I do not see any ODT files. I guess I am missing something really > minor with the conversion process. Please advise. > > > > Thanks > > Mary Ann > > > > --- On Thu, 7/22/10, Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [authors] Calc guide > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 6:33 AM > > > > > > Thank you! As far as I know, you are the only person who is working on > > this book. I am setting up a page on the wiki to track who is doing > > what. > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/User_Guides > > > > Estimated completion date of the Calc Guide wiki update depends on the > > people working on this task. Obviously the sooner the better, and if at > > all possible before we revise the book (unlikely before November or > > December this year, possibly later). The book itself, in ODT/PDF form, > > has been completed, but the wiki still contains an earlier draft. > > > > --Jean > > > > On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 23:45 -0700, Mary Ann Corera wrote: > > > Thanks, Andy and Jean. I think I will start working on updating pages > on the wiki for Calc guide. In addition where could I see the allocation of > chapters for the volunteers? I just do not want to repeat things that have > been done already. > > > Jean - Do you have an estimated completion date for this Calc Guide? > > > ThanksMary Ann > > > > > > --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [authors] New Volunteer > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 2:02 AM > > > > > > On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 09:25 -0700, > > > Andy Brown wrote: > > > > Mary Ann Corera wrote: > > > > > Hi, This is Mary Ann from San Diego, CA. I have just finished a > certificate in professional writing from san diego state and am looking for > volunteer opportunities to gain writing experience. I strongly believe that > I can contribute quite a lot towards the Open Office documentation. I am > currently doing some writing for a client of mine on their site's dokuwiki. > Please direct me as to what next steps I should take to start work as a > reviewer. ThanksMary Ann > > > > > > > > Hi Mary Ann, > > > > > > > > I can not give anyone the author role just wanted to say "Hi and > welcome > > > > to the OOo Authors" to a fellow San Diego member. > > > > > > > > > > Mary Ann, > > > Welcome to the team! I've given you the author role. > > > > > > You'll find lots of instructions and information linked from the main > > > English page of the OOoAuthors website, but no doubt you will have > > > questions. I may > > > not always be available to answer them, but usually > > > someone else will. (That's a hint to the rest of the group!) > > > > > > At the moment the Review List (in English) has little or nothing on it, > > > but that list covers only one stage of developing the user guides. One > > > very important related maintenance item is in need of volunteers right > > > now: the wiki edition of the Calc Guide needs updating. Since you have > > > some wiki experience, perhaps you might be interested in taking that > on, > > > or at least doing part of it. If that doesn't appeal to you, there are > > > many FAQs and other materials on the wiki that need to be reviewed and > > > updated. > > > > > > Here is the note about the Calc Guide that I sent to the list a few > days > > > ago (and to which no one has yet responded): > > > > > > We need to update the wiki pages (starting here > > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Calc_Guide > > > to match the published Calc Guide chapters from here: > > > http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/calc3/cg3-published > > > > > > This work may involve updating text, images, or both. How you do it is > > > up to you. My method is to export to MediaWiki format from the ODT > files > > > and then copy-and-paste text as needed into the wiki. I have not yet > > > written instructions for this, but the essentials are as follows: > > > > > > 1) Obtain and install the Sun Wiki Publisher extension to OOo. > > > http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/wikipublisher > > > Restart OOo after installing this extension. > > > 2) To export, open the ODT in Writer and use File > Export. > > > Choose > > > MediaWiki as the file format in the Export dialog and choose where to > > > put the file on your computer. It will have a .TXT extension. > > > 3) Open the TXT file in OOo or in a text editor to copy and paste > > > material to the wiki. > > > 4) Figures (and figure numbers) must be inserted/updated by hand. > > > > > > Optional, but very useful in some cases: TJ Frazier's code to > > > post-process the output of the MediaWiki export filter (the TXT file) > to > > > clean up the code for tip/note/caution tables. > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:TJFrazier/WikiBasic > > > In OOo, create a macro and paste in the code. Then run the macro on the > > > TXT file. > > > > > > I will write all this up in more detail later and put it on the > website. > > > Meanwhile, just ask questions as needed. > > > > > > Jean > > > -- > > > Jean Hollis Weber > > > Co-Lead, OpenOffice.org Documentation > > > Project > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
