Yes, that's it. Thanks, Tom. On 11/01/2013, at 9:35, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi :) > Thanks Jean :) Good to know. I think this is the tasks list? > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/UserGuideTasks#Base_Handbook > Ch1 & 6 (JHW and DEL) are checked out but there are plenty of others. > Regards from > Tom :) > > > From: Jean Weber <[email protected]> > To: Tom Davies <[email protected]> > Cc: Dan Lewis <[email protected]>; > "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, 10 January 2013, 21:46 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] I joined recently. How can I help? > > Reviewing/editing chapters of the Base Handbook would be good. Tom > incorrectly calls this "proofreading" but then goes on to correctly describe > the (earlier) stage that's needed for most of the chapters, some of which > have rough edges in the English after translation from German, as well as > needing verification against Base itself. At some point we'll need to > rationalise some of the terminology used by different translators, as > discussed earlier on this list. > > Check the Task List on the wiki for which chapters re at which stage of > development. I think I've got one checked out, and I know I've been through > some others, but several are awaiting attention. > > Working on Dan's chapters for the Base Guide would be good too. > > --Jean > > On 11/01/2013, at 2:25, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi :) > > I was thinking that a good start would be helping complete the Base > > Handbook. How far has the handbook got so far? Would it be better for > > Winston to start on proof-reading translated chapters to check the English > > and technical sides? Then Jean to do the final proof-reading and publish > > after she gets back? I think a lot of chapters have already been through > > proof-reading but are there any that haven't or that could use an extra > > pass? Anything that could help get the handbook out even faster? > > > > On the other hand getting stuck straight into writing a chapter for the > > full guide would be fantastic. > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Dan Lewis <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Cc: [email protected] > >> Sent: Thursday, 10 January 2013, 15:34 > >> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] I joined recently. How can I help? > >> > >> On 01/10/2013 10:01 AM, Winston Chuen-Shih Yang wrote: > >>> Hi, everyone. > >>> > >>> I joined this mailing list recently. > >>> > >>> I recently responded to two emails on the libreoffice-users mailing list, > >>> writing about SQL joins and grep, and Tom Davies emailed me about helping > >>> with documentation. > >>> > >>> Specifically, Tom wrote about helping proofread the Base documentation > >>> while the regular proofreader is away for two weeks. > >>> > >>> A little about myself: I'm into free software. I use Trisquel > >>> (trisquel.info), which tries to be a fully free Linux distribution. It is > >>> a derivative of Ubuntu. It is what the Free Software Foundation (fsf.org) > >>> uses. My most recent programming language is Python. In the past, I used > >>> SQL and databases. I tried Base long ago, but have almost no experience > >>> with it. My only fluent language is English. > >>> > >>> Let me know how I can help, with the Base documentation or other things. > >>> > >>> Thank you. > >>> > >>> Winston > >> I have two chapters in the Base Guide that could use someone to > >> review them: Planning/Designing Your Database, and Data Input and Removal > >> (Ch 2 and 3 respectively). I am working on chapter 4 (Data Output), and > >> should have a draft of it ready for review before the end of the month. It > >> is this chapter that I could use your opinions on chapter 4 specifically > >> on the Query section that deals with using SQL when I finish. > >> > >> --Dan -- 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
