[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is to introduce myself.
I mentioned on the users reflector that I have had some documentation experience in computer applications many years ago. Then was asked to join this august group. I have spent some time trying to set up an e-Mail app just for OOoauthors, I think that I have half succeeded.
Sigrid Kronenberger introduced herself. I donot remember that part of Germany but as a tourist I visited a number of places, that is a few decades ago.
I am a senior male, wishing that he could go to university again. I have spent about 4 yrs drafting patent applications about 40yrs ago. Then spent some time writing user guides for both users of application on the main frame and for some programmers for utilities etc for the mainframe. That was about 30yrs ago. Also, I have written many reports on all sorts of things. Lately I have been resurrecting some documents and readying them for publishing again. Now if I can be of some help then I shall try. However, I will need a lot of help to move in the correct direction.
I live in the SE corner of the province of British Columbia, Canada; just about where the Columbia River crosses the border into the USA.
Chris
Hi Chris,
Welcome! I didn't see anybody respond to your message. I think it might have gotten missed in the volume of traffic on the list over the holiday weekend.
Here's some info to help you get started (which I swiped from Daniel):
The first thing to do is get an account at OOoAuthors:
http://oooauthors.org/
After you have an account, give me your username, either on-list or off-list. And I'll give you "Author" role. That means you get write access to the user guide project.
The other thing you should do is read our style guide:
http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide2-pdl/resources/style_guide_v2.0.sxw
Then you can start reviewing a chapter. If after reading this, you feel you want to read more, you can proceed to "Writing OOo Guides":
http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide2-pdl/resources/Writing_OOo_Guides_v2.0.sxw
But that's optional. You can leave it for later if you like.
I'll be happy to help you get started. I am the editor for the Writer Guide. Other folks you may hear a lot from are Jean Hollis Weber, our Editor-in-Chief, and Daniel Carrera, our Head Volunteer Wrangler.
BTW, my dad was a patent examiner for 30 years, and retired about 20 years ago. So he might have reviewed your applications. His specialty was "instruments for measuring and testing".
-- Janet Swisher --- Senior Technical Writer Enthought, Inc. http://www.enthought.com
