[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rick Barnes wrote:
I added more content to your chapter. Specifically about the Navigator
and linking data...I also changed some info that was inaccurate and
revised some of the content I added before. It was done quickly and it
rather late for me tonight so check it well.
I also noticed that the numbered steps showing how to perform tasks was
fairly brief, too brief I believe. You might want to ask Jean about
this. I added some "meat" to the DDE linking section, but I'm not sure
if this is what we want in this chapter...It could be OK...I've been
wrong before!
My review can be found here:
http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide2/migration/feedback/0606MG-DifferencesInUseCalcExcel_19Apr06_RB.odt
Rick,
One of Dick's and my questions is whether to keep the section on Number
Recognition which really isn't about differences between Calc and Excel.
I have not had time to look in the Calc Guide to see if this is covered
there, though I would expect that it would be. Perhaps it's not needed
in the Migration Guide? Opinion?
There is precedent for moving stuff out of the Migration Guide, btw.
Some time ago, I removed some longish sections from the General
Differences and Writer-Word chapters some time ago; I think that info
ended up in the Getting Started book and/or the Writer Guide.
When I get a chance, I'll look at the numbered steps you mentioned. Most
of the Migration Guide is rather more tersely written than are the other
books. I keep making small changes, adding the occasional screenshot,
etc to make it more readable, but it's definitely different and could
use a complete overhaul, if anyone ever had the time.
Cheers, Jean
All of Rick's suggested changes look fine to me.
As Jean said, we still need to address the issue of whether to keep the
long section on Number recognition. While from one standpoint, maybe it
doesn't hurt to have more information, from the standpoint of someone
who is just starting to make the conversion from Excel to Calc, having
this lengthy section that doesn't even discuss differences between Excel
and Calc could make the document more imposing to read through. If we do
decide to keep it in this document, I'm wondering if we could put it in
as an appendix, so it doesn't interfere with the overall readability of
the document. My preference would still be to find another home for it.
In terms of screen shots etc., I'm a big fan of putting in a lot of
screen shots in general. For someone low on the computer literacy scale,
or any new user of an application for that matter, I think a lot of
screen shots really help to make explanations clearer and "friendlier".
I didn't add any myself, because the document didn't have any when I got
involved in reviewing and updating it, so I kind of assumed that for
some reason they weren't recommended for this document. But if we all
think they'd be helpful, I'd be glad to go through and put some in where
I think they'd be appropriate.
Dick
