Hi :) Yeh real life can get in the way. If possible, next time, it's probably best to upload however much you have done and let the mailing list know that someone else needs to double-check and finish. It's often possible to pick-up again from where you left off but it gives other people the chance to finish it if they are in a hurry. It's not always possible because sometimes real-life things can over-take us but i think it's a good thing to try to do.
Great to hear you are likely to take on another chapter if you get a chance! I hope the immediate problems do settle down for you reasonably quickly! Good luck, many thanks and regards from Tom :) On 1 October 2014 02:57, Kevin O'Brien <[email protected]> wrote: > I think I will get there, but too many things hit me at once. My contract > just ended and I am looking for another one, and I spent most of a day on > this chapter and had to stop at some point. When I do understand it I think > I can improve the guide on this point. > > I plan to take another chapter on the next go around and keep contributing. > > Regards, > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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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