On 02/08/2011, at 22:11, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi :) > > Would it make sense for the Chapters on each specific app to be repeated as > an > overview chapter in each of the guides dedicated to that app? The GS chapter > on > "Getting Started with Writer" would be the same as the Writers Guide's > "Introducing Writer" and editing either in Alfresco would automatically > update > the other.
The chapters in Getting Started are intended to serve a different purpose to the first chapter of each individual guide. They need to give a taste of the features in a component without going into too much detail, as well as an overview of specific features of the UI for that component and some details on some topics that most new users want or need to know. It is possible to have the common part of the chapters be a file that is included in both, along with other info as appropriate. I have done some tests on this. It's fairly straightforward but can be confusing to uninitiated members of the group, and it doesn't work quite the way you may be envisioning. I've been intending to write up the process, which would also serve well as a general how-to and also part of the power users guide. I have notes, so I'll try to move it up the priority list, at least to get a draft out so people can see what is involved. > There is extra info in the Writers Guide's Intro that is basically a brief > overview of LibreOffice generally. The info there is fairly much the same in > all the other guides so could it form a separate chapter, probably just 2 > pages. Again, editing it in any guide would update the chapter in all > guides. This does not need to be a separate chapter, just a common file that is included in each chapter as mentioned above. --Jean > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
