On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Keith N. McKenna <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> wrote: > Donald Whytock wrote: >> >> Hotkey reference pages? >> >> My personal preference for documentation is usually immediate-answer >> stuff like reference pages and very specific how-tos, as opposed to >> general guides and introductions. Perhaps that's just me coming from >> a programming perspective. >> >> Don >> > > Don; > > Immediate answer pages are great and they serve a useful purpose. However > there is also need for In depth Guides and Introductions such as the Getting > Started Guides. There are still many of us that prefer to have hard copy > documentation that we can highlight and mark-up as fits our learning styles. >
With hypertext we can have both, right? Immediate answer pages that link to in depth reference material for details, etc. -Rob > Regards > Keith > >> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> As we wait, patiently, for the new doc list to be created, it might be >>> worth having a quick discussion about priorities. >>> >>> I know there has been talk about "getting started" guides, perhaps >>> done on the wiki. >>> >>> Another idea I had was a very targeted version of that, thinking >>> specifically of Microsoft Office users migrating to OpenOffice. Would >>> it be worth having a small guide just for them, say the "top 10" >>> helpful hints for MS Office users, things they might find confusing at >>> first. >>> >>> For example: >>> >>> 1) In Calc, the argument separator is a semi-colon, not a comma. >>> >>> 2) In Calc, toggling absolute address mode is done by a shift-F4, not an >>> F4 >>> >>> OK. Maybe we end up more with 40 or 50 things like this. >>> >>> Would this be useful and worth trying? >>> >>> -Rob >> >> > >
