On Sun, 2005-03-20 at 07:23 -0800, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > Rick Barnes wrote: > >What about the guide for the Math Component?...it should be relatively > >short and sweet (at least not several chapters long like the > >others)...we haven't discussed this document yet? (or did I miss > >something?) > > Have you seen the chapter "Math Objects: OOo's Equation Editor" in the > Writer Guide? We put it there because we thought that people would most > likely be using Math in Writer and would look for that info in the Writer > Guide -- but that's not necessarily the best place for it. And the chapter > is introductory, so there may well be room for expansion in other chapters, > or perhaps a separate (small) book. > > So let's consider alternatives. I'll start with asking what additional > material should be covered in a Math Guide. I haven't looked at Math much > and have no personal use for it, so I really don't know what else should be > included in a guide, but I assume there is something. > > Comments welcome from anyone interested. I'd especially like to ask Daniel, > as our resident mathemetician, what do you think? > > Jean >
I've written research papers that needed the functionality of Math several times...and I am not a mathemetician. I believe that each component should have its own guide, Math is separate for a reason. However, since Math is an individual component that works with the rest of the suite (like Draw) it should also be explained in each of the components' guides. Math's integration into the menus of the other components (Insert > Object > Formula) makes this essential. The explanation of using Math within Writer, or Draw or Impress, etc, can be brief enough to explain the integration, what Math can do for that specific component and where to find more detailed help with the Math component (defer to the guide). Giving Math the "status" of its own guide will also promote the idea that it can be used to create formulas for other applications besides OOo (although currently it cannot save its formulas in any standard image format such as png, gif or bmp...you need to use Draw to do this). I have not looked, but I would bet most of what has already written about Math for Writer can be moved into a separate Math guide...with the Math portion of the Writer guide revised as I mentioned above. -- Regards, Rick Barnes www.nostabo.net ******************************************************************* PRIVILEGED - PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL This electronic mail is solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information which is confidential or privileged. If you receive this electronic mail in error, please delete it from your system immediately and notify the sender by electronic mail or using any of the contact details noted herein. This e-mail sent via Evolution 2.0.4 running on a Linux 2.6.11 kernel.
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