Thanks, Kevin. I have now amended and published that chapter. I found the implementation of conditional fields incredibly confusing, too. It's actually very logical, just backward from the way I think about it as a user, not a programmer. Years ago I needed to use that feature in real work for awhile, and I eventually got accustomed to its logic.
--Jean On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:17 PM, Kevin O'Brien <[email protected]> wrote: > No, that was the only change I made. I went through doing each of the tasks > to make sure that the text properly explained everything, but I had problems > with understanding exactly what the conditional fields were doing exactly. I > don't say there is anything wrong with the existing text, only that I had > trouble understanding the theory behind it. When I have more time I plan to > dig into it, and when I have the proper understanding I will make a rewrite > you can look at. > > Thanks, > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 1:11 AM, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Kevin, >> I see a file in the Feedback folder, but it appears to be unchanged >> from the earlier version, except for the date field that should not >> have been there (and now isn't). Did you make any other changes in it? >> I'm a bit behind on keeping up with what's been happening with this >> chapter. I just want to make sure any further changes are being made >> on the latest iteration. >> >> Regarding the keyboard shortcuts: yes, a note about them is needed. >> I'll write one. Thanks for catching that. >> >> --Jean >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 6:11 AM, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Put your reviewed file here: >> > http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/writer-guide/feedback-4.2 >> > >> > Tell us you've done that. Amend the Tasks page on the wiki, >> > >> > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/UserGuideTasks#Writer_Guide >> > >> > I'll take it from there. Thanks! >> > >> > --Jean >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 11:05 PM, Kevin O'Brien <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> I did a review of 14 (Fields), but I may not have handled the paperwork >> >> properly. I did not have an account on Authors when I volunteered. I >> >> noted >> >> three things in my review: >> >> >> >> 1. A date field was inserted that looked like a mistake. I believe >> >> Sophie >> >> confirmed it was an error and said she would remove it. >> >> 2. I noted that the keyboard shortcuts did not work for me. My guess is >> >> that it is a KDE problem. Tom, I thought you were going to confirm >> >> this, >> >> but I am comfortable with what I found at this point. The questions >> >> here is >> >> whether the Guide should say anything about this. I think Jean or >> >> Sophie >> >> needs to make that call. >> >> 3. I could not make sense of the section on Conditionals. I could click >> >> the >> >> buttons and get similar screen shots, but I could not understand >> >> exactly >> >> what it was supposed to be doing. I can give ti a try again this >> >> weekend, >> >> but I think this is a section that should be rewritten since it is not >> >> at >> >> all clear what it is doing. Tom you suggested that would be a good >> >> idea, >> >> but for a later version of the guide. I will keep this idea on my todo >> >> list >> >> if that is agreeable to everyone, and see how to offer a rewrite for a >> >> future version. >> >> >> >> So, I did a review of Ch.14 with the above results, but I did not >> >> formally >> >> do a check-out of the chapter. What should I do now to move this >> >> forward? I >> >> now have my Authors account so I can log in and do whatever is needed. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 3:58 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi :) >> >>> I am not sure but i think someone, KO(?), is working on Chapter 14 >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/UserGuideTasks#Status_of_tasks_-_WG_-_LO_v4.2 >> >>> >> >>> I'm even less sure about Chapter 15, Forms. Peter Goggin expressed >> >>> interest just before he vanished. So he might be working on it >> >>> already or >> >>> might have been distracted by having to sort out his email-client or >> >>> ISP or >> >>> something. >> >>> >> >>> So if 2 people here could take on one of the 2 other chapters; >> >>> 12, Table of Contents, Indexes >> >>> Appendix A, Shortcuts >> >>> then that would be great. >> >>> >> >>> I had a little go at reviewing Shortcut, i mean how hard could that >> >>> be?! >> >>> Once again i found myself running into problems that none of the rest >> >>> of >> >>> you seem to find at all difficult. I could try blaming Ubuntu or my >> >>> install on Ubuntu or that my ham-fisted use of LibreOffice over the >> >>> years >> >>> has messed up the tool-bars and stuff so much that it's difficult to >> >>> see >> >>> what's going on. Really though i just don't know how you folks manage >> >>> to >> >>> do it at all, let alone to make it look so easy. >> >>> >> >>> Regards from >> >>> Tom :) >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 25 September 2014 07:44, K-J LibreOffice <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> > Hi all, >> >>> > Am 18.09.2014 um 08:17 schrieb Jean Weber: >> >>> > >> >>> >> Where is everyone? Is no one willing or available to review >> >>> >> anything? >> >>> >> If not, then I'll just publish them as is. Quality assurance on >> >>> >> documentation is desirable, but if we hang around indefinitely >> >>> >> waiting >> >>> >> for people, it means nothing gets published. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Chapters are here: >> >>> >> >> >>> >> http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/writer-guide/drafts-v4.2/ >> >>> >> >> >>> > >> >>> > We have three chapters to do: >> >>> > >> >>> > 12 TOCS, Indexes >> >>> > 15 Forms >> >>> > A Shortcuts >> >>> > >> >>> > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/ >> >>> > UserGuideTasks#Writer_Guide >> >>> > >> >>> > Who takes care of one of them? >> >>> > >> >>> > Does anybody know about chapter 14? >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > Grüße >> >>> > k-j >> >>> > >> >>> > Member of TheDocumentFoundation >> >>> > http://www.documentfoundation.org/foundation/members/ >> >>> > http://de.libreoffice.org >> >>> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ >> >>> > > > > > > -- > Kevin B. 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