I concur with everything Jean said. In addition, I'd like to mention
something we tell all volunteers, but haven't told Alan yet.
There are a couple really cool OOo features that will make your life, and
that of the mantainer, a lot easier:
1) Tracking changes.
Go to Edit > Changes > Record
OOo will then keep track of everything you change in the document. When
the maintainer gets the file back, he can see all the changes and accept
or reject them individually.
This feature makes it easier for reviewers to submit changes, and for
mantainers to know what has changed. It also means that you can be more
daring when you edit. You don't have to worry about whether the author
will like your changes or not. If he doesn't like them, he can reject
them. No harm done.
2) Notes
Go to Insert > Note
This is a good complement to tracking changes. It's like adding sticky
nots. For example, the note that said "this could be worded better, but
I'm not sure what to say". You can add a note to explain your reasoning
behind a change. You can say "I don't understand this section". You can
leave a note saying "good job Alan!".
You get the idea.
So I strongly recommend you use both of these features when you edit
chapters.
Cheers,
Daniel.
On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 07:16:26AM +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> Alan Madden wrote:
> >You'll have to forgive me if I sound arrogant
>
> You don't sound arrogant to me, Alan. You've done just what we want
> reviewers to do: look at the chapter critically.
>
> All of your comments are really good ones, and in at least one case ("No
> vendor lock-in") you suggested a good way to modify a phrase that until
> yesterday had a note attached to it saying approximately "this could be
> worded better, but I'm not sure what to say". Thank you!
>
> >You'll also have to forgive me for not following procedure for the time
> >being
>
> No problem. A note to the list works fine, esp. for the sort of comments
> you've made.
>
> I'll update the file today and put it back on the review list.
>
> Would you like to try the Mail Merge chapter next? It's been through
> several reviews, but I haven't had a chance to go through it myself, so I
> don't know how close it is to being publishable. (It's the first item on
> the review list.)
>
> Regards, Jean
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