Sometimes there are answers (on the users list or on Ask LibreOffice) that can be turned into publishable how-tos with only a bit of work. And in some cases people have written how-tos that we could at least link to on the wiki and put into the Docs blog. Most of you have probably forgotten, if you even knew, that we have a blog. Would be nice if we had more items to post to it.
--Jean On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps someone else on this list could make some suggestions on good > topics for how-tos? For example, things that get asked on the users > list or on Ask LibreOffice: the sort of question where the answer > isn't difficult but it isn't obvious either. Often, though certainly > not always, this is because people are coming from MSO or some other > program (or no background on the subject at all) and the terminology > or logic of a technique is different in LO. > > (My favourite example has nothing to do with LO; it's to do with > graphics. I wanted to put a line around a box using Gimp, but I had no > idea the term I needed to look up was "stroke". Once I learned the > magic word, I could find it in the Help for Gimp. I learned that term > from a how-to that someone had written, which did not assume the > reader knew the term and so used other terms as well, which made the > article findable.) > > --Jean > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 7:21 AM, Eric Aiello <[email protected]> wrote: >> Jean, >> >> This is great - thanks! I'm excited to get involved. Given how new this >> experience is to me, I think it would really help if you could provide a >> specific suggestion or two. I've been reading through some of the guides as >> time permitted today and they seem to be great resources. I'm off work >> tomorrow so I hope to spend some time on this project. >> >> Again, thanks for your kind welcome and your willingness to help. >> >> Cheers, >> Eric >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 7:12 PM, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Welcome! We have much to do here, and I'm sure you can find many >>> things that suit your interests and skills. You could join the group >>> updating the user guides to the latest version of LO, but there are >>> plenty of other possibilities, some of which might fit better into >>> developing a portfolio of your work. >>> >>> One suggestion of a place to start: we've long wanted to have some >>> how-tos and tutorials, especially giving specific examples of using LO >>> to do common real-world tasks that people in business, publishing, >>> academia, science and other fields need to do. These how-tos, >>> tutorials and examples would supplement the existing user guides, >>> showing people not just how to use the software but why, what for, and >>> in what circumstances. We have almost nothing along these lines, so >>> you can probably pick any topic that interests you and run with it. Or >>> if you prefer, I'm happy to make some specific suggestions. >>> >>> One place to start finding out what we're doing (and how) is >>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development >>> >>> It's not fully up to date, unfortunately, but I'm working on it. >>> >>> Regards, Jean >>> P.S. As requested, I have set up an account for you on the ODFAuthors >>> website. You should receive an email with a link to set your password. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 4:59 AM, Eric Aiello <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Hi Folks, >>> > >>> > Chiming in from Austin, TX. I have a Bachelor's degree in English from >>> > SUNY >>> > Oneonta in upstate New York. I work in a research department at the >>> > University of Texas and am still exploring career options for when I >>> > "grow >>> > up." Technology has a huge presence in Austin, and I'm currently >>> > considering technical writing as a profession. I have little experience >>> > thus far, but I love writing and I love technology. At home I have >>> > several >>> > computers running various operating systems (Linux, Windows), and I >>> > enjoy >>> > toying around with those and especially learning the Linux command line. >>> > I've been longing lately to write more often, and given the >>> > opportunities >>> > that exist in the field of technical communications, I'd love to start >>> > building up my resume to help me along that path. >>> > >>> > I'm not sure what opportunities exist right now in Documentation >>> > Development but I'd love to help. Please provide me with a user account >>> > on >>> > the ODF Authors site if you feel I could be of valuable assistance. >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > >>> > Eric A. >>> > -- To unsubscribe 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
