Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
Randy Cayea wrote:
I very apologize for sending this email to everyone. First, I am not
even sure what this address is intended for because I am that new to
the system.
I would love nothing more than to contribute to improving the
documentation for OOo, however, I have no idea how to begin. I am
guessing this is all done through email, but I don't know where to go
to find a project to start or to take over (something to review for
editing). I have been to the OOoAuthors website and I simply get lost
on that website with the style of organization on it. Does anyone
feel like leading a newb by the hand and tell him step-by-step what
to do?
Thanks and again I am sorry if this is an inappropriate message for
this address,
Your message is not at all inappropriate. We encourage people to ask
if they don't understand something on the website. I am sorry to hear
you got lost, but I can understand how that happens.
When Andy answered, he didn't know that you already have the Author role.
OK, where to begin? I suggest two things:
1) Read (online) the page "Contribute to the guide", especially the
sections on what to look for when reviewing.
http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/contribute#review
Download and read the _Style Guide_ and _Writing OOo Guides_.
http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/res3/style_guide_V3.odt/view
http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/res3/Writing_OOo_Guides_v3.odt/view
2) Look in the Review List, visible (after you log in) below the
navigation area in the left-hand column of
http://www.oooauthors.org/english
Pick one of the English-language documents on that list and click on
it. That takes you to the "View" page for that file. Now do two things:
(a) Download the .odt file (clicking on its link should start the
download process) to your computer.
(b) Look in the green bar above the name of the chapter. On the
right-hand end is "pending review". Click on this and then click on
"retract". That removes the chapter from the review list so other
people know you are working on it.
To edit the file:
1) Open it in OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, turn change recording on, and edit
as usual.
2) When you are finished, save the file with a new name (add your
initials and the date to the filename).
3) In the Navigation bar on the left, go to the Feedback folder for
the guide this chapter came from. Choose "add new..." and "file" from
the green bar. Fill in the blanks and browse for the file you've just
edited. (In that form, the "title" you enter should be a
reader-friendly name, not the filename.) Click Save.
4) Send a note to the list to tell us that you have reviewed and
uploaded the file.
I hope this helps! Please feel free to ask more questions. We won't
yell at you. :-)
--Jean
Aw! Thank you! Now I feel like I have something to go on. I greatly
appreciate the step-by-step approach you gave me.
Thanks again,
Randy
