On 06/30/2011 02:32 AM, Marc Paré wrote:
Le 2011-06-30 00:05, David Nelson a écrit :
Hi Jean,
The references to "OpenOffice.org" should obviously be
"LibreOffice.org", right?
I would suggest that macros should be covered in a totally independent
volume, not simply as a chapter in the Writer guide.
I also feel that Base should stay covered in the Getting Started
guide, even though it is certainly much less used than the other apps.
It *is* part of the suite, it does actually have enormous potential,
and should certainly be brought to the attention of new users.
I also think that Base should be covered, even if the information is
sparse to start off with. The suite's modules should be covered. If
they appear in the guide, then some of us will try it out or (in my
case) present it to our students. I also realize that there are few
who use the module which makes it hard to cover it, but if it can be
covered, it would be nice.
Cheers
Marc
I must agree. It's obvious to me that for most people getting started
with databases is very significantly more difficult than getting started
with any other module of a typical office suite.
That's all the more reason to present in any introductory or overview
volume some kind of survey of functionalities, at a minimum. This serves
as advertisement, and inducement to dig into the module further. That
this may need to be done using separate documentation should be no
impediment (unless, of course, it doesn't exist, which appears to be the
case with Base, at present).
I can think of several ways to ease people into using a database, such
that significant incremental learning can begin for them. We just don't
have any of this "getting started" material readily available, yet.
That's a shame. I'd love to take a stab at it myself, but can't do it
yet, for lack of time. Maybe in a few weeks. I'd love just to have a
rough draft into which I and others could write as time allows...
Tom Cloyd [email protected] (435) 272-3332
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