G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
Not quite. What was suggested is that if templates are out then,
perhaps, on-line help is in the same category.
I'm totally puzzled what makes people think this way. The so called
online help that is installed with the program consists of several
thousand files with several hundred thousand words of (we hope) helpful
information for the user. The online help is part of the OOo code and is
built the same time a new OOo program version is built.
I was equally puzzled by Frank's suggestion. I took it as a joke and
responded in kind.
I am sorry for causing any confusion.
Everything in the online help creation and building process is as open
and documented as the remaining program code is. Yes, it is more
difficult to contribute to the online help directly than it is to just
send an email comment, but that is something we (Sun and community
members together) can fix. The authors of online help have always given
links to all the necessary information (see my signature) and constantly
help each and everyone who wants to be part of the documentation project.
I think you have identified part of the problem. on-line help is part of
the code thus contributors must have signed the JCA to directly
contribute. Most find this and Issue Tracker barriers.
I know and I'd love to find an easier way of allowing contributions
to the online help but JCA will always be required for the reason you
mentioned. And Issuezilla is a nuisance, yes.
Frank
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