I've started looking at Jean's suggestions and putting together a response. I can respond directly to Andrew's comments. I've worked on and seen document sets where the front matter contains a standard list of available documents and locations of information. In sets I've worked on we've had a topic we inserted into each document that listed the books in the suite with a brief description of the contents and coverage. The list did not change as it did not reverence versions. It would change in instances like this where the actual structure of the suite changes. It's simple, standard, and easy to implement and maintain.
Wanda ------------------ Every morning, whether I'm conscious of it or not, I make a choice that sets the direction for at least my day if not my life. I try to be conscious, to learn from the past, and lean into the wind. We live life moving forward while facing backwards. I'd like to turn around some day and face the future I'm walking into. ------------------ On Aug 13, 2011, at 17:45, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <and...@pitonyak.org> wrote: > On 08/13/2011 07:12 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: >> While we wait for news about the next release of (Apache) OOo, we can do >> some planning. Time to plan ahead is a luxury we haven't had very often >> at OOo, so let's make the most of it. >> >> I'll start by listing some topics for discussion. Please feel free to >> add your own. >> >> * Reorganising the Getting Started book and the Writer Guide. See >> previous notes from me and the related wiki pages. >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Proposal_Revise_Getting_Started >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Proposal_Revise_Writer_Guide >> >> Do we want to do this? How much time and effort might be involved? Is it >> worth the time and effort? Do you have suggestions for improvements in >> my initial suggestions? >> >> * Identifying topics that have not been written about, but should be, >> and looking for people who can write about those topics. These topics >> could either be added to a user guide or become a stand-alone document. >> A few possibilities are here: >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Tutorials >> >> --Jean > I read the list carefully, and it looks pretty good. I have no particular > objections to removing Macros and/or Base from the getting started guide, > but, I think that somewhere in the guide it should explicitly state that > separate guides are available. What I did not see, but think perhaps it > should be there, is a section for "where can I get help" or where can I find > more information. In the where to get help section, you can reference the > macro and Base getting started guide, mailing lists, and Wikis. I find the > forums a great place to get help as well. > > -- > Andrew Pitonyak > My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt > Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to authors-unsubscr...@documentation.openoffice.org > For additional commands send email to sy...@documentation.openoffice.org > with Subject: help -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to authors-unsubscr...@documentation.openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@documentation.openoffice.org with Subject: help
