On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:43 PM, Hazel Russman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:00:15 +1000 > Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Robert Großkopf >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > The German Base-handbook has been created during 3 month at the >> > beginning of this year. I have created the content, other person >> > have had a look at the layout and so on. >> > The English project is planned in another way - and needs a little >> > bit longer to create a whole bool in this way. >> > >> > For translating a text from German to English I can't speak and >> > wirte Enlish good enough (my teachers would have said: "Horrible!"). >> > >> > At this moment one person will translate the book from German >> > version to French version. >> > > >> >> I have looked at this book, and I think it would be very good if we >> can get it translated into English so we have something for users >> while Dan and others are finishing the English Base Guide that Dan has >> been working on for several years. >> >> The first translation does not need to be into good English (although >> that would be preferred), because other people can edit and correct >> the English. I understand that you don't want to do it, Robert, and >> that's okay. >> >> Who can help? Martin? Hazel? Someone lurking on this list? No one >> needs to commit to doing the whole book. >> >> --Jean > > I certainly can't translate a whole book but I am always available for > handholding. And polishing up raw translations is something I > actually like doing. >
I'm looking for people to do individual chapters, so no one is expected to do the whole book. Martin Fox said he will translate as much as he can. I suggested he start with Chapter 2. Perhaps you'd like to translate another chapter of your choice (from Chapter 3 onward)? If not, that's okay. I know you'll do a great job polishing up others' translations. I can produce a Preface; the German version looks much like what I've done for other books. And I'll check with Rick Barnes about how far he's progressed with Chapter 1 of his proposed book. The outline for his proposal and for this book look quite similar. --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
