DiGro - Thanks for the response! I pushed a commit with the final versions
of the chapters and the book in the ForWiki folder. I hope you can publish
them on the Wiki. I don't have access.
Francis

On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM Dick Groskamp <[email protected]> wrote:

> Francis,
> I think you are not mistaken, but referring to a different workflow.
> The object of the separate chapters was to use them in a masterdocument to
> combine them to one great document in one go.
>
> However, that feature got broken some time ago, and then we went with the
> (new/your) workflow, by removing the title and copyright from the separate
> chapters. Leaving us with the "headless" chapters we are now working with
> to form the BIG ONE.
>
> I would very much like to get the old workflow (with the masterdocument)
> reinstated, but a don't see that happen in a short period of time.
>
> Knowing that it seems reasonable to follow your workflow and leave the
> title and copyright pages out of the chapters. It should take litlle effort
> to put them back again, if needed.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Greetings,
> DiGro
>
> On 2026/03/04 03:56:16 F Campos Costero wrote:
> > Michele and Michael have finished editing the Draw guide chapters and
> I've
> > assembled the book and made pdf files of everything. I think I'm ready to
> > upload the  final versions, but I think I'm about to deviate from the
> > folder structure in other repositories. I plan to put the odt and pdf
> files
> > for the standalone chapters and the book in the ForWiki subfolder of the
> > Draw folder. I do not have separate individual chapter files to put in
> the
> > Draw folder. In other repositories, I believe the files at that level are
> > the content that is combined to form the book. I think the only
> differences
> > between the standalone chapter files and the chapter files that make up
> the
> > book are in the front matter. The standalone chapters have the  copyright
> > page and the ToC and their title includes the guide name and mentions the
> > AOO Documentation Team. None of that is needed in the book at the chapter
> > level.
> > In my opinion, having two slightly different versions of each chapter is
> > not worth the trouble. I built the book by copying the appropriate parts
> of
> > the title page and the body of the text from the standalone chapters. Am
> I
> > making a mistake by having only the single-chapter files and the book?
> >
> > Francis
> >
>
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